Category: Writing & Publishing
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Possible scam involving academic publishing?
You will never get a fee for publishing in an academic journal. According to a recent post in Scholarly Open Access (a now [2019] defunct blog, which used to report on academic publishing scams), there is at least one academic publisher so keen to recruit authors and editors that they offer rewards of “1,000-10,000 dollars as…
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Elsevier giving limited free access to new articles
Elsevier have recently announced that they are now providing 50 days of free access to any newly-published article. When an article is published authors are sent a special link, or ‘Share Link’, which they can use in their social media profiles (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, ResearchGate, Mendeley, LinkedIn, etc.). Anyone clicking on the Share Link will…
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Reviewing your supervisor’s work?
There was a blog post recently over at Peer Review Watch, reporting on a small scale survey among postgraduate students in City University London, regarding their views on peer review. In one of the questions, participants were asked how they would feel about providing peer review for papers submitted by their supervisors. The responses, I am afraid,…
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How to engage with feedback in a conference presentation
Last week I shared some ideas about how to present a conference paper effectively. In this post, I focus on the discussion session that follows the actual presentation. The discussion is probably the most valuable aspect of presenting a conference paper, as you will get to interact with people whose insights can help to improve…
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How to avoid desk rejections
Why are some manuscripts rejected before they are even sent out to reviewers? And what can you do to avoid ‘desk-rejections’?
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Is it ever OK to cite your own work?
When writing a new article, it can sometimes seem pretentious to cite your previous work. This post explains when it is appropriate to do so, and what are some things you should watch out for.
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Can I publish a conference paper in a journal?
Before recycling your conference paper into a publication, here are three things you need to consider.
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Maximizing Research Impact (free resources)
Access a free handbook with advice on understanding and maximising impact for social scientists.
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Academic writing: Some resources
This post was originally written for The Doctoral Community @ LTE (link no longer active :/ ). A number of links have gone inactive since the article was written, although I do make an effort to update it every November. As some of you might be aware, November is Academic Writing Month, so I thought that it might…