Writing for Peer Reviewed Journals

It’s not easy getting published, but everyone has to do it. Writing for Peer Reviewed Journals presents an insider’s perspective on the secret business of academic publishing, making explicit many of the dilemmas and struggles faced by all writers, but rarely discussed. Its unique approach is theorised and practical. It offers a set of moves for writing a journal article that is structured and doable but also attends to the identity issues that manifest on the page and in the politics of academic life._x005F_x000D_ The book comprehensively assists anyone concerned about getting published; whether they are early in their career or moving from a practice base into higher education or more experienced, but still feeling in need of further information. Avoiding a ‘tips and tricks’ approach, which tends to oversimplify what is at stake in getting published, the authors emphasise the production, nurture and sustainability of scholarship through writing – a focus on both the scholar and the text or what they call text work/identity work. The chapters are ordered to develop a systematic approach to the process, including such topics as:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The writer _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The reader _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ What’s the contribution? _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Beginning work _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Refining the argument _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Engaging with reviewers and editors _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Writing for Peer Reviewed Journals uses a wide range of multi-disciplinary examples from the writing workshops the authors have run in universities around the world: including the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the United States. This international approach coupled with theoretically grounded strategies to guide the authoring process ensure that people at all stages of their career are addressed. This lively book uses a combination of personal stories, student texts, published