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Do you struggle with submission notes and grapple with guidelines for authors?

This lively and readable guide will be invaluable for postgraduates, lecturers and researchers new to academic writing and publishing.

James Hartley calls upon his wealth of knowledge accrued over many years to help seasoned writers too, with practical suggestions based on up-to-date research.

Academic Writing and Publishing guides the reader through the process of writing and publishing. Packed with examples and evaluations of recent work, the book is presented in short chapters to reflect the writing and publishing process. Written in a lively and personal style, the advice is direct and practical. Divided into four parts, this accessible text:

? discusses the nature of academic writing and examines how different individuals tackle the task;

? dissects the journal article and outlines research findings on how to write its constituent parts;

? examines other types of academic writing: books, theses, conference papers, letters to the editor etc.;

? describes other aspects of academic writing ? dealing with publishing delays, procrastination and collaborating with others.

James Hartley is Research Professor at the School of Psychology, The University of Keele, UK.

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First published 2008 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008.

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? 2008 James Hartley

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Hartley, James, 1940?

Academic writing and publishing : a practical guide / James Hartley.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Authorship. 2. Academic writing. 3. Scholarly publishing.

I. Title.

PN146.H373 2008

808.02 ? dc22

2007044058

ISBN 0-203-92798-2 Master e-book ISBN

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ISBN10: 0?415?45321?6 (hbk) ISBN10: 0?415?45322?4 (pbk)

ISBN10: 0?203?92798?2 (ebk)

ISBN13: 978?0?415?45321?9 (hbk)

ISBN13: 978?0?415?45322?6 (pbk)

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ISBN13: 978?0?203?92798?4 (ebk)

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List of tables and figures

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Acknowledgements

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SECTION 1

Introduction

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0111 1.1 The nature of academic writing

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SECTION 2

The academic article

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2.1 Titles

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2.2 Authors

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2.3 Abstracts

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0111 2.4 Key words

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2.5 Introductions

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2.6 Methods

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2.7 Results

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2.8 Discussions

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2.9 Acknowledgements

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2.10 References

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2.11 Footnotes

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2.12 Responding to referees

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SECTION 3

Other genres

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3.1 Books

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3.2 Theses

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3.3 Literature reviews

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3.4 Conference papers

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3.5 Tables and graphs

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3.6 Posters

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3.7 Book reviews

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3.8 Letters to the editor

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3.9 Annotated bibliographies

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SECTION 4

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Other aspects of academic writing

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4.1 Finding, keeping and disseminating information

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4.2 Choosing where to publish

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4.3 Delays in the publishing process

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4.4 Refereeing

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4.5 Sex differences in academic writing

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4.7 Collaborative writing

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4.8 Productive writers

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Appendices

A.1 Guidelines for academic writing

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A.2 Guidelines for revising text

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A.3 Abbreviations for American states used in citing references

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Author index

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Subject index

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Figures

1.1.1 Reasons for writing

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1.1.2 A social model of academic writing

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2.3.1a An original abstract in structured form

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2.3.1b The same abstract in unstructured form

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2.3.2a An original abstract for a review paper

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2.3.2b The same abstract in structured form

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0111 2.6.1 A schematic illustration of the prose version of the

Method used by Slatcher and Pennebaker

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2.12.1 The authors' response to an editorial request

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3.1.1 Extracts from Routledge's book proposal form

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3.5.1 Plotting the same data with different vertical axes

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3.5.2 Pie charts are difficult to label and read

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3.5.3 Two-dimensional displays are easier to read than three-

dimensional displays

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3.5.4 An interaction between the results obtained from two

conditions and two groups

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0111 3.6.1 A typical format for a scientific poster

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3.7.1 Examples of how academics write book reviews

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3.7.2 A checklist for book reviewers

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3.8.1 An example of a letter to an editor

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4.4.1 A typical evaluation sheet for editors and referees

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4.8.1 Career landmarks in different disciplines

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Tables

1.1.1 Some characteristics of academic writing

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1.1.2 Flesch scores and their interpretation

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0111 1.1.3 Some rhetorical devices used in academic articles

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1.1.4 Multiple and overlapping thought processes when writing

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1.1.5 Quotations from academic writers

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2.1.1 The average percentage occurrence of title formats for

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research and review papers

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