This book is a comprehensive guide to academic writing and publishing. It approaches the subject from a descriptive foundation for understanding academic tenure and promotion decision making. The book then treats the considerations for selecting the avenues open to an academic for publishing: conference papers, grants, journals, scholarly books, texts, and popular or trade books. Each avenue is given a chapter-length discussion. Electronic media is also described in detail. Finally, Cantor offers a view of the marketing of book product.
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“It is a pleasure to read a book with a clearly stated point of view, and one that is written by an author who is in command of the subject matter and writes with a readable style.”–Publishing Research Quarterly
“Jeffrey A. Cantor has covered a broad range of publishing opportunities. ... A Guide to Academic Writing is well-written and easy to understand. Anyone contemplating writing for publication should consider this text an important reference of writing and publishing techniques.”– NACADA
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JEFFREY A. CANTOR is Associate Professor of Adult Education and Corporate Training, Lehman College, City University of New York.
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This book is a general guide to help you succeed in academic writing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
academic triangle, training program evaluation, legal compendium, community college education, text publishers, faculty publications, occupational education, scholarly publishers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, The Chronicle of Higher Education, American Psychological Association, Technical Careers, Library of Congress, The Chicago, Association of American University Presses, Gale Research, Pergamon Press, Education Index, Monthly Catalog, Social Sciences Index, Step Two, Business Periodicals Index, Eastern Educational Research Association, Government Printing Office, Oryx Press, American Educational Research Association, Copyright Office, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Headington Hill Hall, Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Small Business Administration New!
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- The American University by Talcott Parsons on page 117, and Back Matter
- Resources in Education by Rie on page 20, and page 92
- Research Centers Directory (33rd, 2006) 2 Volume Set by Gale on page 100, and Back Matter
- The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press Staff on page 148
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- Writing and Developing Your College Textbook by Mary Ellen Lepionka on page 173, and page 223
- Publishing for Tenure and Beyond by Franklin H. Silverman in Back Matter
- Publishing for Tenure and Beyond by Franklin H. Silverman in Back Matter
- Write Your Way to a Higher Gpa: How to Dramatically Boost Your GPA Simply by Sharpening Your Writing Skills by Randall S. Hansen on page 141
- How to Get Happily Published by Judith Appelbaum on page 247
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