Publishing in politics:
a guide for new researchers
This is available as a booklet: Publishing in politics: a guide for new researchers| [PDF]. It is an excellent introduction to getting published. Written for researchers in politics, and published on behalf of Political Studies Association by Wiley-Blackwell, it is a useful introduction to researchers in all fields.
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Introduction by Alasdair R. Young, co-editor of Politics
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Why publish
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In what form to publish
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Publishing research articles by Alasdair R. Young, co-editor of Politics
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Choosing a journal
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Writing the article
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Submitting the article
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The screening process
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What to do after submitting
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Publishing a review article by Martin J. Smith, co-editor of Political Studies and Political Studies Review
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Publishing your PhD by Heidi Bagtazo, Senior Commissioning Editor, Routledge
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Finding a publisher
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Understanding the market
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Writing and submitting your proposal
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The review process
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The contract and delivery of manuscript
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Guidelines for submission to some major politics journals
With grateful acknowledgment to PSA/Wiley-Blackwell.
Publishing in geography:
a guide for new researchers
To access this booklet, please see Publishing in geography: a guide for new researchers| [goes to Royal Geographical Society website].
Published by the Royal Geographical Society and Wiley-Blackwell, this booklet is a helpful introduction to publishing, especially aimed at those researching human and physical geography.
With grateful acknowledgment to RGS-IBG/Wiley-Blackwell.
How to get published:
a guide for academics
See this publication from Times Higher Education, How to get published: a guide for academics|. It includes 'how to' advice from seven experts in academic publishing:
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How a review editor makes his choices by Andrew Robinson, Literary Editor of The Times Higher Educational Supplement;
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How to get your research published by an academic publisher by Richard Fisher, Executive Director, Humanities and Social Sciences, at Cambridge University Press;
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How to write a textbook that stays in print by Brian Fagan, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara;
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How to assemble an authoritative reference work by David Crystal, author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language;
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How to produce a collected work by Gordon Johnson, President of Wolfson College, Cambridge and Chairman of Cambridge University Press;
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How to turn your research into a best seller by Jon Turney, formerly Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at University College London and now Editorial Director at Penguin Press;
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How to write fiction for a popular audience by Olga Wojtas, Scottish Editor of The Times Higher Educational Supplement.
This booklet is reproduced with kind permission of Times Higher Education.
Getting published in academic journals
For general guidance on getting your research published we recommend two articles on publishing in academic journals that were published in European Political Science, and written by Professor Keith Dowding, Professor of Political Science at LSE:
Advice from publishers
Please see the Academic publishers| web page for links to publishers' advice and guidelines for prospective authors, and to social science catalogues.
Publishing advice at LSE
If you have a query on publishing your research that has not been answered by the resources here, or would like to recommend any additional resources that you think should be added to these pages, please contact LSE.academic.publishing@lse.ac.uk|.
Workshops
We would also strongly recommend your attending the workshops on journal and book publishing and formulating a publishing strategy offered by the Teaching and Learning Centre| at LSE. PhD students should refer to the PhD students’ portal|. Research staff should read the relevant pages at Research Staff|.
Other sources of information
Society of Authors| - an organisation providing support to professional writers.
Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook | - an annual directory of media contacts and information for writers.