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Are journals interested in reviews of books that are several years old? [closed]
It seems that most book reviews are published within a year of the publication of the book. I assume that the more recent the book, the more interested a journal will be in publishing a review. But at ...
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Academic Interview Question: "What is the title of your second book?"
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I watch a lot of YouTube content lately about PhDs, postdocs, and an academic career in general, and one content creator that stands out is the amazing Tara Brabazon. In one of her videos,...
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Offers to include my published paper in an open access book?
I published a paper, and I've been receiving offers from various publishers to include the paper in open access books. What should I do please?
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Can an author choose the reviewer of their book?
I suspect the answer is no. The problem is, there is a group of scholars who would invariably trash the works of young scholars from a certain school of thought (they already did).
My book was ...
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Is it a bad form to ask for extra complimentary copies from academic publisher?
I've published a book based on my thesis with a reputable academic publisher. It turns out that I have to provide 2 more books to my university than I originally thought - they say for archival ...
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Would it be well-received to ask for the LaTeX source of a textbook?
My screen reader has a hard time with PDF documents. As I delve into more niche textbooks, I increasingly find them only in print/PDF rather than EPUB.
This makes it difficult to learn when the screen ...
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Do any colleges/universities require professors to provide the library with a free copy of a book they have written while employed by the school? [closed]
Let's say Professor X, who is currently a tenured professor at Y University, writes a book on genetic mutation. Is it likely Y University has a policy that requires Professor X to supply the ...
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Listing "Publications" in CV - How to list multiple co-authored book chapters from one single Book?
I have co-authored 2 book chapters on two different topics under 1 Book Title.
The Book has a single editor (but not co-author to these chapters), one ISBN and one DOI number. The chapters do not have ...
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Does collecting some peer-reviewed articles in a "self-published" book promote it to a valuable scholarly book?
I have two scholarly books self-published in the field of physics. However, some parts of my books have previously been published in peer-reviewed journals and the editors of my books have academic ...
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Why does Springer need 85,000 words in a monograph?
I'm dealing with Springer about a monograph proposal. My draft was 80,000 words and they asked me to make it 85–100,000 words. I don't want to bother the editor with a question that is just out of ...
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What are options for a second edition of an article
I've seen second editions of philosophical articles. For example, Quine's From a Logical Point of View is a collection of articles, some of them updated. But I have never seen a second edition of an ...
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How do you release a previously published, copyrighted work as open access?
I am working on an open-access textbook. I have the permission of an author to use material from a previously published book from 20 years ago which the publisher returned the rights to digital ...
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What is the point of an academic monograph / peer-reviewed book?
I'm currently co-authoring a book-chapter with another scientist. We're writing a review of sea ice variability and trends in an "AGU Physical Monograph" (published by Wiley) on Earth's ...
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Is it allowed to publish an extended version of book chapter in as a journal article
In computer science, it is usual practice for researchers to publish the expanded conference paper as a journal article. In most occasions, journals request a 30-40% extended version. However, I am ...
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How is perceived an open access academic book without a publisher among academics
I am currently working on my second book and I want to make it open access this time. I know there is many way to put the book online (github, bookdown, etc.), but I am worried on how it will be ...
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