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Overcoming fears: a pathway to publishing for early career researchers
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posted on 2019-10-16, 10:01 authored by Nafsika Drosou, Monia Del-Pinto, Mohammed A. Al-Shuwaili, Susie GoodallSusie Goodall, Elisabeth MarlowPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to present reflections of five early career researchers on the
challenges of journal publishing and how to tackle them.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors attended a participatory workshop on demystifying
academic publications. Working individually and in groups the authors shared, discussed, analysed,
visualised and ranked perceived challenges and opportunities concerning academic publishing. The authors
then delved into the existing literature on the subject. Following their enhanced understanding of the area, the
authors reflected on the experience and learnings.
Findings – Personal confidence relating to the development of a scholarly identity was found to be a critical
factor in the attitude towards journal publishing. Supervisory and peer support, accessibility to journal editors,
as well as opportunities to reflect on the writing, publishing and peer review processes through participatory
workshops and writing groups, were deemed more effective than formal and conventional guidance schemes.
Research limitations/implications – This work adds to the available literature regarding the issue of
academic publishing for PhD students and early career researchers.
Originality/value – The paper contributes to a deeper understanding of issues surrounding publishing
apprehension, by laying out thoughts that are seldom expressed.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Published in
Disaster Prevention and ManagementVolume
29Issue
3Pages
340 - 351Publisher
Emerald Publishing LimitedVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© Emerald Publishing LimitedAcceptance date
2019-09-05Publication date
2019-10-05ISSN
0961-1428Publisher version
Language
- en
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Mr Mohammed Al-Shuwaili. Deposit date: 14 October 2019Usage metrics
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