Publishing and getting read

About this guide

Publishing is a crucial, but sometimes daunting and unexplained, part of academic life. All academic geographers are supposed to do it, but there are few formal guidelines about how best it should be done.

Many of us discover how to publish by trial and error or through the mentoring and support of colleagues. Publishing and academic landscapes also change, presenting new challenges to established academics.

The publishing and getting read guides have four main aims:

1. To provide clear, practical and constructive advice about how to publish research in a wide range of forms.
2. To encourage you to think strategically about your publication profile and plans.
3. To set out some of the opportunities and responsibilities you have as an author.
4. To support you in getting your published research read.