Handbook for Academic Authors
How to Navigate the Publishing Process

Encouraging, no-nonsense advice for academic authors who want their research to reach the widest possible audience.

Beth Luey (Author)

9781316513262, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 March 2022

300 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.59 kg

'This readable, up-to-date book will be of value to those beginning academic careers and those interested in publishing for an academic audience … Recommended.' D. E. Williams, Choice

Whether you are a faculty member, a librarian, an independent scholar, the junior member of a research team, or a writer outside academia, Handbook for Academic Authors will help you select the right publisher, submit a winning proposal, negotiate a favorable contract, and work with your editor to ensure your research reaches the largest possible audience. The book provides advice on writing for different audiences and managing the mechanics of authorship, including manuscript preparation, acquiring illustrations, proofreading, and indexing. To address the major changes in scholarly publishing over the last decade, the sixth edition has been revised and updated to include discussions about open access and digital publishing, the use of social media as a marketing tool, changes within academia, and concerns of new entrants into academia. Written in a personalized, accessible style, Handbook for Academic Authors offers sound advice and encouragement to a wide range of aspiring academic authors.

1. Being an Author
2. Journal articles
3. Revising a dissertation
4. Finding a publisher for a scholarly book
5. Working with your publisher
6. Multiauthor books and anthologies
7. Finding a publisher for a college textbook
8. Working with your textbook publisher
9. Books for general readers
10. The mechanics of authorship
11. Costs and prices
12. Being a digital Author
Afterword
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP], Encyclopaedias & reference works [GB], Literary reference works [DSR]