First Steps in Journal Writing

Why do some academics manage to publish journal articles while others find it extremely hard to get published? First Steps in Journal Article Writing attempts to answer this important question. It is a much-needed introductory text for all academics, researchers, scholars and students in the social sciences interested in publishing their work. This book brings together and melds various perspectives, techniques and traditions in scholarly writing in an accessible, hands-on text that can be used to prepare manuscripts for submission to these journals.