500 Tips for Getting Published: A Guide for Educators, Researchers and Professionals

by Black, Dolores; Brown, Sally; Day, Abby; Race, Phil

• ISBN13: 9780749426378
• ISBN10: 0749426373
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	1	(3)
Chapter 1 Getting started with your writing	4	(25)
1 Why do you want to publish?	6	(2)
2 Some reasons for getting published	8	(2)
3 Getting and using the right equipment	10	(2)
4 Deciding what to write	12	(3)
5 Collecting your source material	15	(3)
6 Ordering and structuring material	18	(2)
7 Planning time to write	20	(2)
8 Preparing to get started	22	(3)
9 Tackling the blank page	25	(2)
10 Maintaining momentum	27	(2)
Chapter 2 Writing choices	29	(22)
11 Why write collaboratively?	31	(2)
12 How to write collaboratively	33	(2)
13 Monographs	35	(2)
14 The delights of popular publishing	37	(3)
15 Conference proceedings	40	(2)
16 Journals	42	(2)
17 Edited collections	44	(3)
18 Selecting papers for publication	47	(2)
19 Communication matters	49	(2)
Chapter 3 Writing books	51	(33)
20 Targeting a publishing company	53	(3)
21 Getting an overview	56	(2)
22 Using information sources effectively	58	(2)
23 Guidelines on proposal contents	60	(3)
24 Writing a good proposal	63	(2)
25 Book proposal timescales	65	(2)
26 Thinking about the international dimension	67	(2)
27 Establishing a market for your book	69	(2)
28 Marketing your book	71	(2)
29 Working with your publisher	73	(2)
30 Publication dates and launches	75	(2)
31 Book contracts	77	(3)
32 Money matters	80	(4)
Chapter 4 Writing for journals	84	(19)
33 Targeting the right journal	86	(2)
34 Making your research publishable	88	(2)
35 Using the literature search effectively	90	(2)
36 Finding the right voice	92	(2)
37 Style points	94	(2)
38 Improving your `hit rate'	96	(2)
39 Responding to referees' feedback	98	(2)
40 Dealing with rejections	100	(3)
Chapter 5 Getting it right	103	(30)
41 Introductions, forewords and prefaces	105	(2)
42 Getting the language right	107	(3)
43 Getting feedback on drafts	110	(2)
44 Manuscript appeal	112	(2)
45 Diagrams, drawings and tables	114	(2)
46 Making a good finish	116	(2)
47 Getting the references right	118	(2)
48 Writing a glossary	120	(2)
49 Compiling an index	122	(3)
50 Checking proofs	125	(3)
51 Copyright and rights	128	(3)
52 What is publication?	131	(2)
Chapter 6 Electronic publishing	133	(10)
53 New models of publishing	134	(2)
54 Advantages and disadvantages of electronic publishing	136	(2)
55 Publishing in e-journals	138	(2)
56 Using electronic means to support traditional publishing	140	(3)
Conclusions	143	(2)
And the last word...	145	(2)
Further reading	147	(2)
Index	149