A Guide to Publishing for Academics: Inside the Publish or Perish Phenomenon

ISBN-13: 9780367377724 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 223 str.

Jay Liebowitz

Opis

Most academics still wrestle with the "publish or perish" phenomenon. Based on Dr. Liebowitz’s 25 years serving as the editor-in-chief of a leading international journal, along with insights from some of the most knowledgeable journal editors, this book shares key lessons learned to help new professors, doctoral students, and practitioner–scholars increase their chances of being published in selective, refereed international journals. It focuses on the key practices needed to ensure journal publication, with interesting cases and helpful tips sprinkled throughout the book.

Spis treści

Don’t Do as I Do; Do as I Say. Grabbing Readers: How to Focus Your Paper’s Title and Contents on Its Major Theoretical Contribution Rather than the Local Context of the Study. Well Done Literature Reviews: A Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Perspective. Positioning Your Paper for Publication in a Journal: Where Do Authors Go Wrong? Publishing in Technology and Innovation Management Journals: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Fence. How Could My Paper Have Gotten Rejected? Advice on Preparing and Revising Journal Manuscripts in Business and Society Topics. Interdisciplinary Research: Pathway to Meaningful Publications. Models of Editing and Editorial Boards. The Editor Is Often a Coach. Happy Marriage or Odd Couple: Reflections on Editing the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Rules for Referees. Writing Scientific Journal Articles: Motivation, Barriers, and Support. Lost in Translation and Other Challenges of New and International Researchers Seeking Publication. Publishing in Leading Journals: An Overview for Aspirant Authors Early in Their Careers.

O autorze

Dr. Jay Liebowitz is the DiSanto Visiting Chair in Applied Business and Finance at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. He is editor of the book Bursting the Big Data Bubble: The Case for Intuition-Based Decision Making and previously served as the Orkand Endowed Chair of Management and Technology in the Graduate School at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). Prior to UMUC, Dr. Liebowitz was a full professor in the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University. He was ranked one of the top 10 knowledge management researchers/practitioners out of 11,000 worldwide. Dr. Liebowitz is the founding editor-in-chief of Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal, which is ranked as a top-tier journal worldwide.