Academic publishing tips

Advice on academic publishing to help academics understand and navigate this complicated but vital instrument of scholarly work. You will find guidance on how to pitch to academic publishers, write book proposals, work with editors, understand peer review and get to grips with open access and copyright. Ultimately, these resources aim to help you get your research and insights published, as books or journal articles.

By kiera.obrien, 13 December, 2024

We’re living in a world of artificial intelligence – it’s academic publishing that needs to change

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Scholars are using generative AI to assist them with writing articles, but should they be punished for it? The academic publishing community may need to change its mindset, writes Benjamin Luke Moorhouse

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 5 December, 2024

Time to write is a necessity, not a nice-to-have

How a project for academics to carve out writing time has grown from ‘power hours’ to writing retreats, community, increased well-being and higher-quality papers

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 20 November, 2024

Set your PhD students up with opportunities to debate and share

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Creating alternative publishing opportunities and space for peer-led conversation are a vital part of the PhD research student journey. Teal Triggs launched two initiatives to do so

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 11 November, 2024

Making educational content open access can save lives

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By making training resources for surgical professions available on an open access platform, RCSI and its partners are helping to address a huge number of preventable deaths each year. Find out how you can do something similar

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 31 October, 2024

Embracing linguistic diversity and equity in global academic publishing

English operates as a gatekeeper in academia, determining who can access and contribute to the most prestigious platforms of knowledge production. We must create spaces where other languages can thrive, write three European academics

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 23 September, 2024

Building trust to support researchers’ mental health

Principal investigators should know what challenges to trust their research team may face at each stage of a project – from team building to post-project collaboration – so they can focus support effectively

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 12 August, 2024

Can academic prenups help overcome barriers to interdisciplinary research?

A bottom-up approach could establish shared values, objectives, risk appetites and publication strategies as ways to mitigate challenges that hinder effective progress of interdisciplinary teams

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3minutes

By kiera.obrien, 27 June, 2024

Research shouldn’t cause trauma – let’s find a better way

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How can we conduct research and share results without affecting the well-being of those around us? Eileen Harkess-Murphy advocates for a trauma-informed approach

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 26 June, 2024

Strategies for writing a PhD dissertation: write before you’re ‘ready’

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Reading isn’t writing, and knowing about your topic isn’t writing. So, what should graduate students do to get started and make steady progress? Monique Dufour suggests practising well before it’s time to write the thesis or dissertation

By kiera.obrien, 25 June, 2024

The making of: turning a research project into a documentary

To get your research findings into as many hands as possible, consider filming a documentary. James Layton, Paul Tucker and Bettina Talbot offer their advice

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4minutes

Academic publishing tips