Publishing in academic journals: Crafting your career in academia

Want to progress in academia? I provide you with practical and step-by-step guidance on publishing in academic journals, leaving you better prepared to climb the academic career ladder.

You will learn how to get started with paper writing through chapters on the four Ps of publishing, keeping up to date with the literature, doing a literature review with the Publish or Perish software, finding out which journals publish on your topic, and targetting the right journal.

Find out how to get past the first hurdle in the peer review process, the desk-reject, focusing on titles, abstracts, introductions, and conclusions. Learn how to use references strategically, how to write a good letter to the editor, and get tips on all the other things you can do to improve your chances.