Getting your work published

Professor Hetherington advised the PG Social Science students on getting work published.

Think:

1. visibility
2. gateheepers
3. small conferences

What have been the big issues that people are writing about? Those are the areas where you should be writing if you want to get published.

Action

• Choose three journals that you read on a regular basis and get a feel for them.
• Volunteer to review a book on a particular subject. Find the reviews editor of that journal and ask if you can review in that area. Look at the London or NY review of books. Can referees like your supervisors put you forward?
• Give papers at conferences to make yourself known, ie. visible.
• Continually speak to your superviors.
• Pick your external examiner who'll open doors for you.
• Publish. The RAE counts research monographs and journal articles - reviews are padding. Measures are how often you get cited. Write on a topic or in a textbook that sells to undergraduates. A book chapter is useful - through a small conference (40-50 people) on a tight theme.