Journal editors share their advice on how to structure a paper, write a cover letter - and deal with awkward feedback from reviewers.
Writing for academic journals is highly competitive. Even if you overcome the first hurdle and generate a valuable idea or piece of research - how do you then sum it up in a way that will capture the interest of reviewers?
There’s no simple formula for getting published - editors’ expectations can vary both between and within subject areas. But there are some challenges that will confront all academic writers regardless of their discipline. How should you respond to reviewer feedback? Is there a correct way to structure a paper? And should you always bother revising and resubmitting? We asked journal editors from a range of backgrounds for their tips on getting published. More...
Vient de paraître - HEP 27/4 – décembre 2014
Le dernier numéro de Higher Education Policy (HEP) vient de paraître. Ce numéro spécial traite des conditions de travail des universitaires et des chercheurs débutants.
Articles sur le thème:
- Introduction: Early Career Researchers and Changing Working Conditions in Academia - Veronika Wöhrer;
- Power at the Interfaces: The Contested Orderings of Academic Presents and Futures in a Social Science Department – Tereza Stöckelová; l'intégralité de cet article est disponible ici
- Supervision and Early Career Work Experiences of Estonian Humanities Researchers Under the Conditions of Project-based Funding – Jaana Eigi, Pille Põiklik, Endla Lõhkivi et Katrin Velbaum;
- To Stay or to Go? Narratives of Early-Stage Sociologists about Persisting in Academia – Veronika Wöhrer;
- Keep on Movin’? Research Mobility’s Meanings for Italian Early-Stage Researchers - Chiara Carrozza et Sara Minucci;
Autres articles:
- Setting Policy Agenda for the Social Dimension of the Bologna Process – Yasemin Yagci;
- Inclusion of Women Academics into American Universities: Analysis of Women Status Reports - Xuhong Su et Monica Gaughan. Voir l'article...