Writing and Publishing the Academic Article: One-Week Workshop
I have designed the content and convenience of this course for research institutes and universities outside Los Angeles and in particular for researchers outside the United States. The course has the same content as the ten-week course, but is structured around one week of intensive work together and on-line work before and after. That is, participants submit work by e-mail to the instructor before the intensive week together and actually send the article to a journal several months later.
Syllabus
Week 1
Participants submit abstract of essay to instructor by e-mail.
Week 3
Participants submit draft of essay to instructor by e-mail.
Week
5
Day
1 , Monday
Morning
Session: Introduction
Introduction and discussion about writing
Lecture:
Keys to academic writing success
Afternoon
Session: Making a Plan
Lecture:
Designing a work plan
Exercises:
Writing an abstract, Hammering out your topic
Day
2, Tuesday
Morning
Session: What Gets Published
Assignment:
Work plan and abstract due
Lecture:
Publishable and unpublishable articles
Afternoon
Session: Scholarly Argument
Lecture:
Making an argument
Exercise:
Clarifying your argument
Day
3, Wednesday
Morning
Session: Selecting a journal
Assignment
Revised abstracts and work plan due; bring journals
Lecture:
Identifying journals for submission
Exercise:
Choosing a journal; Writing your query letter
Afternoon
Session: Publication Process
Lecture:
From submission to publication
Exercise:
Discussing journals identified for submission
Day
4, Thursday
Morning
Session: Peer Review
Lecture:
Learning to peer review
Exercises:
Reviewing each other's papers
Afternoon
Session: Scholarly Structure
Lecture: Learning to organize ideas and
research
Exercises:
Outlining your structure
Day
5, Friday
Morning
Session: Learning to Edit Your Own Writing
Assignment:
Bring draft to work on in class
Lecture:
Learning to delete, cut
Exercise:
Redrafting sentences (eliminating redundancies)
Afternoon
Session: Submission
Lecture:
Mechanics of submission
Open
discussion
Week 8
Participants submit revised draft to instructor by e-mail.
Week
12
Instructor finishes returning drafts with edits and comments.
Week
14
Participants submit final draft to journal of their choice.
