Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, Second Edition: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 022649991X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226499918
• Author: Wendy Laura Belcher (Author)

With this new edition, Belcher expands her advice to reach beginning scholars in even more disciplines. She builds on feedback from professors and graduate students who have successfully used the workbook to complete their articles. A new chapter addresses scholars who are writing from scratch. This edition also includes more targeted exercises and checklists, as well as the latest research on productivity and scholarly writing.

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks is the only reference to combine expert guidance with a step-by-step workbook. Each week, readers learn a feature of strong articles and work on revising theirs accordingly. Every day is mapped out, taking the guesswork and worry out of writing. There are tasks, templates, and reminders. At the end of twelve weeks, graduate students, recent PhDs, postdoctoral fellows, adjunct instructors, junior faculty, and international faculty will feel confident they know that the rules of academic publishing and have the tools they need to succeed.

Table contents:

Week 1: Designing Your Plan for Writing

Week 2: Advancing Your Argument

Week 3: Abstracting Your Article

Week 4: Selecting a Journal

Week 5: Refining Your Works Cited

Week 6: Crafting Your Claims for Significance

Week 7: Analyzing Your Evidence

Week 8: Presenting Your Evidence

Week 9: Strengthening Your Structure

Week 10: Opening and Concluding Your Article

Week 11: Editing Your Sentences

Week 12: Sending Your Article!

Week X: Revising and Resubmitting Your Article