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researcher. He registered for a part- time PhD in history. When he was
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Introducing the
Academic’s
Support Kit
Before you really ... acknowledgement by the
Higher Education Funding Council for England that there will have to
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... attempting to legitimise what is
being said (Blair, 21 19; Forbes, 21 10; Jones, 22 30; Lee, 21 12;
Mbeki, 21 15; Patel, 21 20; Smith, 21 17; Thatcher, 21 18; Wilson,
21 10). It is, of course essential to acknowledge ... ‘saying it’ in one or more subsequent sections (in a paper) or
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chapters (in a bo...
... efficiently.
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Again, this is part of building a network within your academic
community (see Building Networks for more on this). ... acknowledgement
informing you that they have received your paper and sent it out for
review. If you have sent a paper off and don’t hear anything for a
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you may have a long search for a publisher who is right for you.
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Once you have done this stage of your homework you can ... etc.? We
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Publishers, proposals and contracts
Okay, you may have got to the point where you have de...
... of writing
Buildings usually contain a variety of materials: bricks, glass, concrete,
etc. In the same way academic writing has to consist of different
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In this chapter we address a number of generic issues around the
business of writing, before moving on in subsequent chapters to discuss
specific writing for...
... five-year economic plans of the former USSR,
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different ways: sitting down at the keyboard and writing every
sentence together; ... your writing.
Consider, these two ways of saying the same thing:
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The man walked the dog. He threw t...
... collaboratively engaged with a very large team or
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teams and that, by convention, publications are all authored by the
entire team. ... conjunction with your co-
authors, that conforms to expected norms in your discipline and is also
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ap...
... styles of
writing. Some will welcome experimental writing or poetry. Others
are committed to the standard academic generic forms. If you have
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1 Research
and writing
2 Presenting
your work
3 Targeting a
journal
4 Preparing for
submissi...
... consequently, publishers.
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present their own work and ideas in the best way for them and the
journal. When asking for a paper to be ... paper, the editor should provide a lead. This is usually phrased
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