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Writing a Review
M. H. Beals @MHBEALS
Why Review Books?
 Free Books!
 Widen Your Understanding of Cognate Fields
 Practice Your Interaction with Publishers and Journal Editors (Networking)
 Provide a Service to Your Field and Future Students
 Be a Translator for the Mono-lingual
What Should I Include?
 An Overview of the Books Argument
 A Discussion of its Contents and Methodology in Relation to the Wider Field
 An Analysis of its Contribution and Limitations
You Can Omit:
 An Annotated Table of Contents (especially for edited collections)
 (An expanded account of) Your Own Research on This Topic
What If I Didn’t Like the Book?
Ask Yourself:
 Does the Book Achieve What the Author Intended it to?
 A Book Not Being What You Were Looking for is not a Good Reason for a Bad Review
 Am I Annoyed That the Author Disagrees with Me?
 Am I Bitter That they Wrote their Book First?
 Are There Specific Points that are Flawed?
 A Compliment Sandwich isn’t Necessary, but Don’t Ignore Value
If You Really Can’t Recommend ANYTHING About the Book,
Correspond with the Editor Before You Begin Writing
The Process
 Email the Reviews Editor: journal.reviews@bsecs.org.uk
 Accept an Invitation to Review
 Read the Book
 Write the Review: 800 words within 6 months
 Submit Review and Copyright Designation
 Agree to Any Copy-editing with Editor
 Approve Proofs
Publishing Open Access
M. H. Beals @MHBEALS
Whys and Wherefores
Right to Read:
 Provide Access to Your Research to a Larger Academic Audience
 Provide Access to Your Research to a Non-Academic Audience
 Ensure Reliable Transmission of Your Ideas
 Develop Your Academic and Public Reputation
Right to Mine / Re-Mix:
 Allow Further Development of Your Materials for Teaching, Creative Works & Public Policy
 Allow Computer-Aided Analyses of Data
Green, Gold and CC-BY
Deposited by Author
• Usually Author-Generated
• Usually Pre-Submission
• Sometimes Accepted Version
• Sometimes Embargo Applies
Provided by Publisher
• Version of Record
• Instant Access
• Sometimes APC
License for Reuse
• Must be Attributed
• Cannot Misrepresent Work
• Can be Redistributed
• Can be Copied
• Can be Translated
• Can be Remixed
JECS and Open Access
The Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Published by Wiley
 Green
 Pre-Submission of Work to Any Non-Profit Repository, Personal or University Website
 Post-Submission to Personal Website or University Repository or Non-Profit Subject Repository
 Post-Acceptance to Personal Website or University Repository (available after 24 month Embargo)
 Gold
 Not a Full Open-Access Journal
 Article-Level Open Access ($3000 APC)
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BSECS Panel on Publishing

  • 1. Writing a Review M. H. Beals @MHBEALS
  • 2. Why Review Books?  Free Books!  Widen Your Understanding of Cognate Fields  Practice Your Interaction with Publishers and Journal Editors (Networking)  Provide a Service to Your Field and Future Students  Be a Translator for the Mono-lingual
  • 3. What Should I Include?  An Overview of the Books Argument  A Discussion of its Contents and Methodology in Relation to the Wider Field  An Analysis of its Contribution and Limitations You Can Omit:  An Annotated Table of Contents (especially for edited collections)  (An expanded account of) Your Own Research on This Topic
  • 4. What If I Didn’t Like the Book? Ask Yourself:  Does the Book Achieve What the Author Intended it to?  A Book Not Being What You Were Looking for is not a Good Reason for a Bad Review  Am I Annoyed That the Author Disagrees with Me?  Am I Bitter That they Wrote their Book First?  Are There Specific Points that are Flawed?  A Compliment Sandwich isn’t Necessary, but Don’t Ignore Value If You Really Can’t Recommend ANYTHING About the Book, Correspond with the Editor Before You Begin Writing
  • 5. The Process  Email the Reviews Editor: journal.reviews@bsecs.org.uk  Accept an Invitation to Review  Read the Book  Write the Review: 800 words within 6 months  Submit Review and Copyright Designation  Agree to Any Copy-editing with Editor  Approve Proofs
  • 6. Publishing Open Access M. H. Beals @MHBEALS
  • 7. Whys and Wherefores Right to Read:  Provide Access to Your Research to a Larger Academic Audience  Provide Access to Your Research to a Non-Academic Audience  Ensure Reliable Transmission of Your Ideas  Develop Your Academic and Public Reputation Right to Mine / Re-Mix:  Allow Further Development of Your Materials for Teaching, Creative Works & Public Policy  Allow Computer-Aided Analyses of Data
  • 8. Green, Gold and CC-BY Deposited by Author • Usually Author-Generated • Usually Pre-Submission • Sometimes Accepted Version • Sometimes Embargo Applies Provided by Publisher • Version of Record • Instant Access • Sometimes APC License for Reuse • Must be Attributed • Cannot Misrepresent Work • Can be Redistributed • Can be Copied • Can be Translated • Can be Remixed
  • 9. JECS and Open Access The Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Published by Wiley  Green  Pre-Submission of Work to Any Non-Profit Repository, Personal or University Website  Post-Submission to Personal Website or University Repository or Non-Profit Subject Repository  Post-Acceptance to Personal Website or University Repository (available after 24 month Embargo)  Gold  Not a Full Open-Access Journal  Article-Level Open Access ($3000 APC)
  • 10. Other Avenues for the Humanities