I thought now would be a good time to share some advice on publishing shared by Jessica Hoel after she participated in the 2017 CeMent Mentoring workshop. Ladies, you can apply for the workshop here. I participated in 2010 and have only good things to say.
Regardless of your gender or stage of career, I think you can benefit from reading these pieces of advice on publishing. Thank you, Jessica, for sharing!
Some of my favorites:
- Do not work on teaching during any sort of leave (summer, parental, sabbatical).
- Be realistic about the kind of work you can do. Design a research agenda that fits your institution and your life.
- Think BIG. You can do little things that show how clever you are. Or you can do things that matter. What will you do with the answer? Work on things for which the answer matters.
- You can’t get published if you don’t submit. Mentors suspect that the biggest difference between successful and unsuccessful people is how often they submit and where.
- Abstract, Intro, and Tables do need to be flawless. It will earn you the benefit of the doubt because you’ve signaled you are a careful researcher.
And now a challenge for you: Adapt the words to this favorite summertime song of mine for an academic's summer.
Wishing all of you a productive and/or (but hopefully and) fun summer!
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