Designing Research for Publication [Hardcover]

It is easy to be paralyzed by the possibilities and responsibilities of academic work or distracted into one fascinating alley after another without cumulative insight. Even when well underway too many scholars sink into necessary details and do not complete the less inviting tasks that are required to engage the attention of others.

Designing Scholarly Research addresses efforts to avoid these and other pitfalls. It is written especially for those early in their careers who must quickly master the basic mechanics of research and publication if they are to succeed as academics, and for those who try to assist them.The guide for novice researchers who want to master how to produce first-class research their contemporaries will want to read!I would recommend this book as supplemental reading for postdoctoral students and early career academics.A practical source for publication of research and scholarly activities amongst postgraduate students and researchers'This is one of the best books available for helping to write a research paper at a higher education level. It helps you understand how to put it together and what is needed. Doing the exercises in her book will enable a researcher to define which conversation a research paper joins, detail how the paper extends the conversation, and provides background information for readers not familiar with the conversation to follow the paper. In sum, this book is particularly valuable for those who want to distill the nuts and bolts of defining research contribution.Very good book for scholars of all levels, from Ph.Ds to professors. I like the writing style, for a non-native speaker it is easy to follow the text.This is a good guide for fledgling researchers looking to get published. I would encourage final year students to read this prior to submitting dissertations.Review already posted - I may have mistakenly placed this order for a review