Publish, Don't Perish: The Scholar's Guide to Academic Writing and Publishing / Edition 1

by Joseph Moxley

Overview

Expressing a strongly positive view of the value of academic publishing that reaches far beyond what is implied by the book title, Moxley offers informed suggestions to faculty members for conceiving, developing, and publishing scholarly documents as books or journal articles. His book discusses the composing processes of successful writers and provides specific guidelines for various types of writing, including abstracts, book proposals, and grant proposals. Writers are instructed in applying the standards and techniques used by professional editors for evaluating and editing manuscripts. Moxley also addresses political and economic factors that impinge on what is written and published and suggests ways to involve institutions and professional organizations in motivating scholarly writing and publishing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900275944536
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/30/1992
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

JOSEPH M. MOXLEY is Associate Professor of English at the University of South Florida, Tampa. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in composition theory and related subjects and also conducts writing seminars for university faculty. The author of many scholarly articles and book chapters on aspects of writing, as well as published fiction and poetry, his books include Creative Writing in America: Theory and Pedagogy and a composition text, Eureka: Writers at Work. Moxley also has served in various editorial capacities on the Journal of Advanced Composition, Technical Communication, and other academic journals.

Table of Contents

Introduction
How to Get Started
What Writing Myths Intrude with Your Scholarship?
How to Develop Scholarly Projects
How to Draft and Organize Scholarly Projects
Guidelines for Developing a Writing and Research Notebook
How to Market and Submit Your Manuscripts
The Conventions of Academic Discourse
How to Write Informative Abstracts
How to Write Introductions and Conclusions
How to Shape Effective Paragraphs
How to Write Book Reviews
How to Write Quantitative Research Reports
How to Write Qualitative Research Reports and Literary Nonfiction
How to Compile an Anthology of Original Essays
How to Write Book Proposals
How to Write Proposals for Grants
How to Document Sources, Observe Copyright and Provide Acknowledgments
How to Revise and Edit Your Work
How to Attack Your Manuscripts Like an Editor or Reviewer
How to Edit Documents Like a Copy Editor
Current Issues and Emerging Possibilities
Where Can We Go from Here?
Appendixes
Index

Editorial Reviews

Moxley (English, U. of South Florida) actually thinks more highly of academic publishing than his title suggests. Drawing from his writing seminars, he offers guidance to faculty members on conceiving, developing, and publishing scholarly books and journal articles. He considers the composition process, various types of writing, abstracts, proposals, editorial standards, political and economic factors, and how institutions can encourage scholarly writing and publishing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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