By Seth J. Schwartz
This approachable guide meets health and social sciences scholars at their level–either as a reference text or as an enchanting but practical read–and walks them through each stage of their academic publishing journey. Drawing on a wealth of examples from his own experience mentoring othersand publishing 300+ articles, Dr. Schwartz engages early, mid-, and senior-level professionals as well as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows alike, to demystify each stage of the writing and publishing process. Employing a reader-friendly, accessible voice, Dr. Schwartz’s style captivatesreaders across disciplines, with a refreshing, can-do perspective. Before diving in, the author relates his own personal story in scholarly publishing, inviting all academics to unlock the high-impact writer within. The next set of chapters tackle the nuts and bolts of the academic publishing process, with basics such as topic selection, data analysis forpublication, writing preparation, drafting and editing manuscripts, and journals submissions. The book advances into more innovative topics that can be simultaneously intimidating and rewarding, including recruiting and collaborating with coauthors, developing a network, navigating the peer reviewprocess, publishing nonempirical papers, getting creative with rejected manuscripts, foraying into Open Access and fee-based publishing, and even how to publish a book or book chapter. Designed as a digital mentor, The Savvy Academic is the ultimate tool for students, fellows, and scholarly professionals of a broad range of experiences in the health and social sciences who are looking to launch or elevate their scholarly publication career.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (November 16, 2021)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Digital eBook ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190095911
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190095918