1st Edition
Academic Writing and Publishing A Practical Handbook
SECTION 1. Introduction 1.1 The nature of academic writing SECTION 2. The academic article 2.1 Titles 2.2 Authors 2.3. Abstracts 2.4 Key words 2.5 Introductions 2.6 Methods 2.7 Results 2.8 Discussions 2.9 Acknowledgements 2.10 References 2.11 Footnotes 2.12 Responding to referees 2.13 Proofs SECTION 3. Other genres 3.1 Books 3.2 Theses 3.3 Literature reviews 3.4 Conference papers 3.5 Tables and graphs 3.6 Posters 3.7 Book reviews 3.8 Letters to the editor 3.9 Annotated bibliographies SECTION 4. Other aspects of academic writing 4.1 Finding, keeping and disseminating information 4.2 Choosing where to publish 4.3 Delays in the publishing process 4.4 Refereeing 4.5 Sex differences 4.6 Procrastination and writer’s block 4.7 Collaborative writing 4.8 Productive writers Appendices A.1 Guidelines for academic writing A.2 Guidelines for revising text A.3 Abbreviations for American States
Biography
James Hartley is Professor at the School of Psychology, The University of Keele, UK.
" This is a text which all people entering academia should have on their shelves... don't borrow it, or skim read it, buy it and refer to it often!"
Professor John Cowan, British Journal of Educational Technology'I have read many books on the process of academic publishing and this is one of the very best; which will have an honoured positon on my bookshelf. Who should read Academic Writng and Publishing? You should, of course.' Stephen K. Donovan, Journal of Scholarly Publishing
