Writing for academic journals / Rowena Murray.

By: Murray, RowenaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press, 2005Description: xiii, 223 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0335213936; 9780335213931; 0335213928 (pbk.); 9780335213924 (pbk.)Subject(s): Authorship | Authorship -- Marketing | Academic writing | Scholarly publishingDDC classification: 808.066 LOC classification: PN146 | .M877 2005
Contents:
Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Finding time to write -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to viewers' feedback.
Summary: Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-219) and index.

Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Finding time to write -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to viewers' feedback.

Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why.

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