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In many locations around the globe, scholars are coming under increasing pressure to publish in English in addition to other languages. However research has shown that proficiency in English is not always the key to success in English-medium publishing. This guide aims to help scholars explore the larger social practices, politics, networks and resources involved in academic publishing and to encourage scholars to consider how they wish to take part in these practices–as well as to engage in current debates about them. Based on 10 years of research in academic writing and publishing practices, this guide will be invaluable both to individuals looking for information and support in publishing, and to those working to support others' publishing activities.
This guide comes as a most welcome and useful complement to the majority of linguistic and rhetorical guides to writing for scholarly publication in that it focuses on helping scholars explore, identify and understand the social practices, politics, networks and resources involved in academic publishing.
Mary Jane Curry is Associate Professor in Language Education at the University of Rochester, USA, and Theresa Lillis is Professor in English Language and Applied Linguistics, at the Open University, UK. They have both published widely, including Lillis and Curry 'Academic Writing in a Global Context: The Politics and Practices of Publishing in English' (Routledge, 2010).
Introduction
Chapter 1: Identifying your Personal Interests and Commitments to Publishing
Chapter 2: Making Sense of Institutional Evaluation Criteria
Chapter 3: Responding to Different Institutional Pressures to Publish
Chapter 4: Entering Academic 'Conversations'—Finding Out about Scholarly Conferences
Chapter 5: Identifying the 'Conversations' of Academic Journals
Chapter 6: Joining Academic 'Conversations' in a Competitive Marketplace
Chapter 7: Locating your Work and Forging 'Conversations'—Whose Work to Cite and Why?
Chapter 8: Publishing Articles or Book Chapters?
Chapter 9: Understanding Trajectories and Time in the Publishing Process
Chapter 10: Accessing Resources for Writing for Publication
Chapter 11: Doing the Work of Writing in Multiple Languages
Chapter 12: Participating in Academic Research Networks
Chapter 13: Collaborating on Texts for Publication
Chapter 14: Getting Help from Literacy Brokers
Chapter 15: Communicating with Publishing Gatekeepers
Chapter 16: Producing a Journal: Taking on Reviewing and Editing Roles
Chapter 17: Concluding Thoughts— Critical Choices and Practical Strategies for Global Scholarly Publishing