Doctoral Study and Getting Published: Narratives of Early Career Researchers

Pressure to share research findings in the form of academic publications has meant that doctoral candidates are encouraged to develop skills that will help them engage with the competitive publication market.

Doctoral Study and Getting Published features a collection of early career research narratives that focuses on researcher development and education. There is an emphasis on the often pressurised process of publishing during or after a doctorate through an ecological perspective. The book brings together a diverse but coherent set of voices, reflections and advice from early-career researchers regarding publication experiences. Issues explored include academic identity, collaboration (including include student-supervisor relationships, co-authorship and working in research groups), dynamics of larger scholarly communities and engaging with publishers and reviewer feedback.

The book is intended as a supplementary resource for use by doctoral students and early career researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences, whether they are enrolled in academic writing programmes or working individually to develop their authorial identity.

Richard Fay is a Critical Applied Linguist and Senior Lecturer in Education (TESOL and Intercultural Education) at The University of Manchester (UK). He founded and co-ordinates the LANTERN doctoral research group and he was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2012 for his leadership of this doctoral community. His academic and professional practice falls within the following domains: teacher education for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), researcher education, intercultural communication/education, and ethnomusicology.

Achilleas Kostoulas is an Applied Linguist at the University of Thessaly (Greece). His academic and professional background is in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. He trained as an English language teacher at the University of Athens and completed his postgraduate and doctoral studies in language education at the University of Manchester. He is the author of several monographs and edited collections focusing on diverse aspects of language teaching and language teacher education.