Scholars publishing practices and strategies

The Critical Role of Journal Selection in Scholarly Publishing: A Search for Journal Options in Language-related Research Areas and Disciplines

by Hacer Hande Uysal

Image Licensing: A Quick Guide for Academics

by Rebecca Hains

The Challenges of Digital Publishing: A Report on the MLA Preconference on Evaluating Digital Work for Promotion and Tenure

by Adeline Koh

This article discusses some of the major issues involved with presenting digital work for promotion and tenure and... more This article discusses some of the major issues involved with presenting digital work for promotion and tenure and some useful strategies that scholars should keep in mind.

Enduring the Trials of Graduate School: From Conception to Labor Pains and Birth By Michele Stopera Freyhauf

by Michele Stopera Freyhauf

originally published on the Feminism and Religion Project.

Going back to school at 30-something to complete a B.A. in a completely different field (from accounting to Religious... more Going back to school at 30-something to complete a B.A. in a completely different field (from accounting to Religious Studies and Theology) was an interesting endeavor. After many years of legal and business writing as well as crunching numbers, learning how to write academically, including formatting citations and using new technology was quite an undertaking that has proven to be rewarding. All the searchable databases in the library no longer included card catalogues and microfiche. This was amazing! No more correction ribbon and electric typewriters (am I showing my age yet?!) Going to college in 1985 is different then going back to college in 2006.

The transition did not stop with technology and formatting papers. With each class and each instructor, a new transition was introduced on my way to the finish line. It was a very large transition and more difficult when you sit in classes with students your own children’s ages. Add to that the reintroduction of the grammar game; in-text citations or footnote citations, semi-colons or dashes, commas or no comma, etc. With the help of great mentors and patient professors, I prevailed and moved on to my next task (I mean transition) – Graduate School. New professors, new demands, different writing styles, scholarly growing pains in abundance. The research and writing intensified (which is an understatement). Then there is the addition of critical reviews, peer reviews, and multiple presentations. Each professor with his or her own format and requirement. Each with their own style of subjectivity or, if you are lucky, a specific grading protocol with tangible prompts or goals. It is a world of unexpected twists, but, in my opinion, better than undergraduate work.

Getting Tenure, Part I: It Took a Village by Grace Yia-Hei Kao

by Feminism and Religion

Feminism and Religion
Author: Grace Yia-Hei Kao

On December 1, 2011, the full professors at Claremont School of Theology unanimously recommended two of my colleagues... more On December 1, 2011, the full professors at Claremont School of Theology unanimously recommended two of my colleagues and me for tenure.  Provided that the Board of Trustees approves their recommendation and two extremes never come to pass (either “financial exigency” compels my institution to start laying off people willy-nilly or I do something professionally or morally egregious enough to be dismissed “for cause”), I now have a job for life! :) 

Non-native English-speaking scientists' successful revision for English-language publication: A discourse analytic and social constructivist study

by Karen Englander

This dissertion became two published papers:
Transformation of the Identities of Nonnative English-Speaking Scientists as a Consequence of the Social Construction of Revision in Journal of Language, Identity and Educaiton, (2009), vol 8, 35-53, and

Revision of scientific manuscripts by nonnative-English-speaking scientists in response to journal editors’ criticism of the language in the Journal of Applied Linguistics (2006), vol 3.2, 129-161.

Problem znanstvenega komuniciranja. Zakaj potrebujemo gibanje Prosti dostop.

by Ada Emmett

Marc L. Greenberg and Ada Emmett. Problem znanstvenega komuniciranja. Zakaj potrebujemo Prosti dostop [The Problem of Scholarly Communication. Why we Need Open Access]. Delo / Sobotna priloga, pp. 30–31. Saturday, 4 Sept. 2010.
In Slovenian. English version is also available at site provided.

The article aims to raise awareness of the Open Access movement and gives examples from the experience of the... more The article aims to raise awareness of the Open Access movement and gives examples from the experience of the University of Kansas in fostering and advancing free and permanent public access to publicly funded scholarly communication.

The Scholarly Communication Problem: Why Open Access is Necessary–A Transatlantic Perspective–

by Ada Emmett

This article was written to raise awareness among researchers in the Open Access movement and share KU’s experience as a leader in Open Access policy. First published in September 2010 in the national daily paper Delo (Ljubljana, Slovenia) [http://hdl.handle.net/1808/6646], the piece has appeared in translation in newspapers in Croatia, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine, among others.

Проблем научне комуникације: због чега је отворени приступ неопходан. Трансатлантска перспектива

by Ada Emmett

Problem naučne komunikacije: zbog čega je otvoreni pristup neophodan. Transatlantska perspektiva, [English- The Scholarly Communication Problem: Why Open Access is Necessary: Marc L. Greenberg and Ada Emmett]

Grinberg, Mark L. and Ada Emet. 2010. Problem naučne komunikacije: zbog čega je otvoreni pristup neophodan. Transatlantska perspektiva (trans. by Biljana Živanović). Pančevačko čitalište god. IX, br. 17 (November): 58–60.

Translated into Serbian by Biljana Živanović. Html version also available at: http://www.citaliste.com/casopis/br17l/cip_mark_grinberg.html

The article aims to raise awareness of the Open Access movement and gives examples from the experience of the... more The article aims to raise awareness of the Open Access movement and gives examples from the experience of the University of Kansas in fostering and advancing free and permanent public access to publicly funded scholarly communication.

Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship In a Digital Age: Web 2.0 and Classroom Research--What Path Should We Take" Now"?.

by Christine Greenhow