tailieunhanh - Writing for Publication part 13

Tham khảo tài liệu 'writing for publication part 13', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Other Sorts of Publishing 111 Most often well established scholars edit such books. You may be invited by them to contribute a short piece for such a work on a specific topic or topics. Whilst it might not be high-profile and prestigious research publication there can be real advantages in saying yes . First it exposes you to the discipline of writing concisely authoritatively accurately and comprehensively. Second it may give you the opportunity to work with people who are considerably more experienced and senior than you. This can help to provide you with valuable networking opportunities. Third if you are a struggling doctoral student you may be motivated by the prospect of the usually small fee that you will receive for the work and or the prospect of getting a courtesy copy of what will probably be quite an expensive book. Fourth a dictionary or encyclopaedia entry can be a welcome addition to the CV resume of an emerging academic. Reference guides We think that the introduction to The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory edited by Bryan S. Turner provides the best possible definition of this type of book The Blackwell Companion to Social Theory intends to provide a comprehensive introduction for a general audience to major developments in social theory. That is reference books don t set out or develop new knowledge but rather seek to provide comprehensive explanations of existing understandings in a manner that is accessible to those not already familiar with a particular field of enquiry at an advanced level. They are the sort of books to which people turn when they are first getting into a subject and need a general but sophisticated introduction. They usually contain a number of specially commissioned chapters each of which addresses an aspect of the field. Whilst these will often be written by well established researchers the editor may view the volume as a development opportunity for some less senior academics and also invite them to contribute. Equally