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Writing for academic journals / Rowena Murray.

By: Murray, Rowena [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Open UP study skillsPublication details: Berkshire, England : Open University Press, c2013Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 239 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780335263028 (pbk.); 033526302X (pbk.)Subject(s): Academic writingDDC classification: 808.066 LOC classification: LB2369 | .M87 2013
Contents:
Introduction : Beyond reason and vanity -- Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding time to write -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to reviewers' feedback -- After publication -- Conclusion : Beyond ritual and rivalry.
Summary: Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why.
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Previous edition: 2009.

Includes bibliographical referenes (pages [230]-237) and index.

Introduction : Beyond reason and vanity -- Why write for academic journals? -- Targeting a journal -- Finding time to write -- Finding a topic and developing an argument -- Outlining -- Drafting -- Revising the draft -- Dialogue and feedback -- Responding to reviewers' feedback -- After publication -- Conclusion : Beyond ritual and rivalry.

Busy academics must publish. To fulfil research output, they must write to a specific journal style and high standard while juggling other professional tasks. This book develops understanding of how writing happens, what good writing looks and feels like, what gets published and what does not and why.

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