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Archived Version 2023 - 2024

Module Title
Module Code
School
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

It is increasingly expected that by the time of graduation a PhD student would have one or more journal publications to their name. This is beneficial for career development, future funding applications, and for dissemination of research, not only for a career in academia but also for future employability in many sectors. This module aims to support PhD students who are new to academic publishing in their journey towards a first journal article. The focus is on journal article publication, but the module also aims to cover the process and challenges of monograph publication as a post-PhD career milestone.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the discipline-specific research landscape and make decisions on how to publish early-career work
2. Plan and prepare the submission of a research article to a discipline-specific journal or a monograph proposal
3. Apprehend the purpose of and respond to peer review of research articles;
4. Participate in peer review;
5. Identify relevant monograph publishers and pitch a book proposal

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Workshop	125	Five workshops of two hours’ duration each as follows: Introduction Develop a journal article publication plan Peer review The monograph publishing landscape Assessing progress and reflection
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Belcher, Wendy (2019) “Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success”, University

COARA.EU: https://coara.eu/about/

Langum, Virginia and Kirk P.H. Sullivan (2017) “Writing academic English as a doctoral student in Sweden:..."

Martín, Eloísa (2014) “How to write a good article” Current Sociology 62(7). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117

Portwood-Stacer, Laura (2021) The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors. Princeton University Press.

SAGE Reviewer Gateway - resources for reviewers https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal-reviewer-gateway

San Francisco Declaration, https://sfdora.org/read/, and, perhaps, https://coara.eu/agreement/the-agreement-full-text/

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

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