1st Edition

Publishing and the Academic World Passion, purpose and possible futures

Edited By Ciaran Sugrue, Sefika Mertkan Copyright 2016
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

Within the Academy, itself a changing and increasingly entrepreneurial entity, publishing is no longer an option; it is the universal currency that secures a position, tenure and promotion; it is key to academic life. Providing a panoramic picture of the changing publishing climate, Academic Life and the Publishing Landscape will empower scholars by enabling them to navigate this changing... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

Notes on contributors

Introduction

Ciaran Sugrue & Sefika Mertkan

PART 1

Mapping the Publication Landscape

Chapter 1

By Book and By Blog: The Future of Academic Scholarship

Andy Hargreaves and Ciaran Sugrue

Chapter 2

The Panoply of Publication: Continuity and Change

Ciaran Sugrue

Chapter 3

Calculating Journal Rankings: Peer Review, Bibliometrics, and Alternative Metrics?

Lutz Bornmann, Werner Marx, & Robin Hauschild

PART II

Writing for Publication—Learning from Successful Voices

Chapter 4

Voices of Experience: Scholar(ly) Perspectives on the Emotions, Imagination and Creativity of Writing for Publication

Sefika Mertkan & Ciaran Sugrue

Chapter 5

Getting my Work Out There: Writing the Paper

Barbara Grant

Chapter 6

Understanding the Peer Review Process: Reject, Revise, Resubmit

Tony Bush

 

Chapter 7

Text Work/Identity Work Online: Writing for Social Media and Beyond

Pat Thomson

 

 

 

PART III

Further Challenges and Possibilities

Chapter 8

In praise of knowledge bureaucracies: Speaking to International Audiences

Slawomir Magala

Chapter 9

From a Thesis to Journal Articles

Sefika Mertkan

Chapter 10

Playing The Game: Writing For Elite International Journals in an uneven Academic World

Simon McGrath

Chapter 11

Academic Writing For Publication: A Backward Glance, Glimpsing Possible Futures

Ciaran Sugrue & Sefika Mertkan

Biography

Ciaran Sugrue is Professor of Education, University College Dublin, Ireland and was Head of School from 2011 to 2014.

Sefika Mertkan is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Management at Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus.