The Publishing for impact guide provides useful advice and hints on choosing a reputable publisher for your research, measuring the impact of your research and information on Open Access publishing.
Open Access (OA) publishing means that ... publications (articles, chapters / books ....) can be freely accessed by anyone in the world using an internet connection. Providing Open Access to your work is a way of making publicly funded research available to all.
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SCU Library Open Access
SCU Library Open Access mandates
A peer reviewed journal contains articles that have been reviewed by a panel of experts prior to publication.
Check Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory to see if a journal has been peer reviewed/refereed. Look for the Referee's shirt symbol.
HINT: When you search various Databases you may have an option to restrict your search to scholarly / peer-reviewed / academic articles.
When using the Australian Informit Databases, click on "Browse title" underneath an article citation, for information on a journal status.
PhD by Published Work: A Practical Guide for Success by
Contents: What is a PhD by published work and why do it? -- Understanding the practicalities and process of doing a PhD by published work -- Writing for publication and how to maximize the impact of you publication outputs -- Writing your synthesis -- Working with your supervisor -- Managing you viva voce examination ... and beyond.
Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills / 3rd ed. by
Like its predecessor, the third edition of Academic Writing for Graduate Students explains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques; features Language Focus sections that address linguistic elements as they affect the wider rhetorical objectives; and helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities. Among the many changes in the third edition: *newer, longer, and more authentic texts and examples *greater discipline variety in texts (added texts from hard sciences and engineering) *more in-depth treatment of research articles *greater emphasis on vocabulary issues *revised flow-of-ideas section *additional tasks that require students to do their own research *more corpus-informed content *binding that allows the book to lay flat when open. The Commentary (teacher's notes and key) (978-0-472-03506-9) has been revised expanded.
Get Published: A First-Time Writer's Guide to Publishing
Designing Research for Publication by