How to Get Published in Anthropology: A Guide for Students and Young Professionals [Paperback]

This one-stop guide to getting published in anthropology gives graduate students and young professionals the crucial information and tools they need to tackle the all-important requirement to publish. Part I provides step-by-step guidance on key efforts that budding anthropologists can benefit from, including organizing a conference panel, creating a poster, presenting a paper, getting an article published in a journal, and publishing a dissertation as a monograph. In Part II, scholars in the anthropology subdisciplines offer first-hand insight into publishing in their area. Part III chapters cover author contracts, copyright issues, collaboration, and online publishing opportunities. Helpful appendices list anthropology journals and publishers specializing in anthropology books.

Jason E. Miller is a doctoral candidate in applied anthropology at the University of South Florida specializing in visual and participatory approaches to anthropology. He holds the student seat on the executive board of the American Anthropological Association.

Oona Schmid is director of publishing at the American Anthropological Association, the publisher of more than 20 journals and AnthroSource

This volume is a terrific source of professional wisdom about publishing and career development in all fields of anthropology. Targeting students and young professionals, it provides a road map for how to publish in various venues and how to prioritize one's scholarly and publishing endeavors. The guide's first section, Step-by-Step Guidance and Advice, provides brief stand-alone chapters by recognized anthropologists concerning necessary academic career activities: organizing panels for professional meetings, presenting at conferences, submitting manuscripts to journals, and rewriting a dissertation into a book. (Many anthropologists would have benefitted from this guide years ago.) Part 2 features concise treatments of concerns relevant to the various subdisciplines within anthlÃÄ