'Every PhD student should buy a copy of How to Publish your PhD before and not after they enroll for a doctoral degree. Informative, practical and insightful, Sarah Caro will become the mentor of every successful PhD student. A mine of information and practical advice, this text is the definitive nuts-and-bolts manual on how to do it. A safe and sure guide' - Bryan S. Turner, Alona Evans Distinguished Visiting Professor, Wellesly College How to Publish Your PhD is the first book to provide emerging researchers with a comprehensive and authoritative guide to publishing their research. Drawing on nearly twenty years in the book business Sarah Caro explains in a clear and accessible way the key issues facing the would-be author. Within the context of today's fast changing world where new technologies and increasing globalization continue to impact on academia and the world of academic publishing, key issues are discussed ranging from whether publishing your PhD is always the best way to enhance your career prospects to whether you should focus on journals or books. A wealth of practical information and advice is included on: - choosing a publisher, - revising your thesis, - putting together a proposal, - surviving the review process, - negotiating a contract - working with your publishers marketing department. The book is designed to be an easy to use, one stop guide with examples, chapter summaries and further reading. It will be an invaluable resource for emerging researchers across the broadest range of the humanities and social sciences and for all those teaching and advising them, in Europe and the US. Sarah Caro is the Economics & Finance Editor for Oxford University Press.
DeRobigne Mortimer Bennett (1818-1882) was 19th-century America's controversial publisher and free-speech martyr. Based on sources, this biography of D M Bennett offers a glimpse into the turbulent period of late 19th-century America - the Gilded Age, a time when our nation was controlled by pious politicians and censorious clergymen.
This is the definitive guide to successfully publishing social science research. Its working premise is that completing a project is only the first phase of research. Dissemination is the second phase, and it requires specific skills and knowledge. The Academics' Guide to Publishing provides the essential information on these skills in clear and succinct form: explains the different ways in which research can be disseminated: in journals, books, reports, the Internet, popular media, and conferences demonstrates how the structures, practices and procedures involved work - making them easily understood and transparent situates research in the larger and changing context of Higher Education The Academics' Guide to Publishing will show how to secure a job, how to gain tenure, how to survive research assessment exercises, and how to obtain promotion.
A Hundred Years of the Rationalist Press Association
Presents the history of the Rationalist Press Association (RPA). RPA's Honorary Associates have included such luminaries of the 20th century as Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, J B S Haldane, Julian Huxley, Somerset Maugham, Bertrand Russell, H G Wells, and others.
This comprehensive overview of all aspects of the publishing process has been written especially for prospective authors who want to learn more about the field to advance their careers and publishing success. More than just a `how to' book, this volume explains the entire context of scholarly publishing and how it should, ideally, work toward advancing knowledge and successful management practice.
Clearly and concisely, this volume explains the entire book publishing process. Written by the editorial staff at SAGE Publications Inc, it explains how to prepare an effective book proposal, how to respond to reviews and how to secure a contract. Detailed coverage is provided of contracts, book production and promotion. Throughout, publishing is presented not only as a business but also as a partnership between author and publisher.
