A Handbook for Graduate Students and Faculty
by
Leo A. Mallette, Leslie Evans, and Clare Berger
Expected Release:
2007
I
need a job?
I want a different job.
I want a better job?
I think I might want to change jobs?
I’d eventually like to be a tenured professor?
If you’ve ever said these words you yourself, you may have tried working a heavier workload, broadening your skills at work by taking on other assignments, increasing your skills by taking classes, and maybe you’ve gotten another degree. These are all worthwhile accomplishments and all of these can help accomplish your goals if you do them successfully. This book is a tool that you can use to add to your list of accomplishments – being a published author. This book is for beginners who’ve never published a scholarly paper and a review for the more experienced writers.
Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1
SECTION I. WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?.................................................................................... 4
1. Why do I want to publish at a conference?....................................................................... 5
2. Why a conference and not a magazine?............................................................................ 6
3. Do I get paid? How much will it cost me?........................................................................ 7
4. What are the statistics of publishing?................................................................................. 8
SECTION II. FINDING THE RIGHT CONFERENCE............................................................. 9
5. How do I find out about conferences?............................................................................ 11
6. What do I look for in a call for papers?.......................................................................... 22
7. What is the timeline?...................................................................................................... 33
SECTION III. MY FIRST STEP.............................................................................................. 44
8. Genesis of some papers................................................................................................. 45
9. Do I author the paper alone? Who would help me?........................................................ 55
10. How do I start?............................................................................................................. 66
SECTION IV. THE PAPER..................................................................................................... 77
11. How do I write? What is scholarly writing?..................................................................... 78
12. How do I prepare for the presentation?.......................................................................... 88
13. Presenting at the conference(feedback, discussants, q&a, rejection................................. 99
14. What else do I do at a conference?.............................................................................. 111
Appendix................................................................................................................................ 222
Contact Information:
Leo A. Mallette
LeoKathy96@aol.com