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Getting Your First (or Next) Academic Book Published - Tips for Engineering Researchers

AY2021-2022
Are you working towards publishing an academic book in English? This talk will guide you through everything you need to know to get your first (or next) academic book published. It offers step-by-step tips to help you succeed, gives insights into the publication process, and provides additional resources to guide you whilst writing.

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Learn

  • Where to start and how to develop your initial idea
  • How to use your PhD thesis or previous journal publications as the basis for your book
  • How to write a book proposal that will be successful at peer review
  • To gain insights into what publishers are looking for in a potential book
  • An overview of the peer review and book publication processes
  • How to maximize your research impact after publication
  • What are the options for Open Access publishing

Recommended for

  • Early career researchers who are considering using their PhD thesis as the basis for a book
  • Mid-career researchers who have a few journal articles published
  • Experienced academics who are looking to publish in English

Speaker

Andrew Stow

Andrew Stow

Books Commissioning Editor for Engineering, CRC Press
Andrew commissions books across Asia in all fields of engineering. He has a varied background related to academic publishing in the UK and Japan and understands the challenges non-native-English-speaking authors face when writing. He is happy to share his knowledge with academics looking to publish books for an international audience.

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