Wicked Anomie has posted a list of 10 tips for getting your paper published. The advice comes from a panel discussion with editors of several sociology journals that was held at the recent ASA conference in New York.
A few of the tips are discipline specific, but most are generalizable. Take Tip #1, for example:
“Share your paper with your colleagues before sending it out. If the paper sucks, it’s better to hear it from people who know and like you. Presumably, they will be less likely to beat your paper (and ego, since these two are intimately tied) to a pulp and stomp on its ruins. Also, they can catch any glaring errors or problems with the paper before you send it to a journal.”
If you’re not sharing your work with colleagues already, you’re missing out on one of the best resources of graduate school.
10 tips for getting your paper published [via: Jeremy Freese]
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