1. There are several areas of expressed
interest when considering where to
start if you want to publish…
• identifying your topic and focusing on what (subject)
and where (format) to publish
• strategies for effective writing
• finding the right publishers
• playing the publishing game – getting a result!
What are ZU faculty most interested in?

2. Identifying your topic and focusing
on what (subject) and
where (format) to publish
• converting a thesis into journal papers or a book?
• relative merits of different publishing formats
(e.g. books, book collections, journal articles,
conference proceedings, online ???)
• Looking at journal rankings e.g.
http://www.journal-ranking.com/ranking/web/index.html
or subject specific
http://www.sciencegateway.org/rank/index.html

3. Strategies for effective writing
Tara Gray Publish & Flourish (2005)
Review current literature in
databases e.g. Proquest/ASC

4. Finding the right publishers
• Online directories of publishers, including Yahoo:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Sho
pping_and_Services/Publishers/
• Cabell’s Directories: Library books and online
• Books in Print (and Arabic Books in Print)
http://www.booksinprint.com/bip/ (database)
• Ulrich’s Periodical Directory
http://ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/ (database)
• Paper’s Invited for conferences
http://www.papersinvited.com/ (database)

5. Playing the publishing game –
getting a result!
Author resources such as TAA (Text and
Academic Authors Association):
http://www.taaonline.net/about/index.html
Understanding the editorial process

6. Playing the publishing game –
getting a result!
Author resources such as TAA (Text and
Academic Authors Association):
http://www.taaonline.net/about/index.html
Understanding the editorial process