Novice Writers and Scholarly Publication Authors, Mentors, Gatekeepe
This book draws on the perspectives of authors, supervisors, reviewers and editors to present a rich, nuanced picture of the practices and challenges involved in writing for scholarly publication. Organized into four sections, it brings together internati
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EDITED BY PEJMAN HABIBIE AND KEN HYLAND
Novice Writers and Scholarly Publication
Pejman Habibie · Ken Hyland Editors
Novice Writers and Scholarly Publication Authors, Mentors, Gatekeepers
Editors Pejman Habibie Faculty of Education University of Western Ontario London, ON, Canada
Ken Hyland School of Education and Lifelong Learning University of East Anglia Norwich, UK
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Foreword
Career in academia has never been as challenging as it is today. There are stringent qualifications and other requirements for entering into the profession, such as publications in top ranking international journals even before completing the doctoral work, which is considered an essential qualification. It is taken for granted that all candidates for university teaching positions have a few journal articles, rather than book chapters, already published before they apply for university jobs. The pressures and constraints after submission and certainly during the first few years of joining the profession only increase. The saying “publish or perish” is certainly more relevant today than ever before. A necessary consequence of this trend is that the new entrants to academia often feel burnt out quite early in their career. Another factor that adds to such a grim situation is the aspiration of every university almost globally to improve their standing on the competitive positionin
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