Scholarly Publishing and Scholarly Communication
Scholarly Publishing refers to the formal publication of outputs of scholarly research (e.g., articles, books, conference proceedings, etc.) This guide includes information and guidance for researchers interested in publishing their work.
Scholarly Communication is a more general term that includes scholarly publishing along with the outputs of scholarship. This includes both formal and informal outputs of scholarship from peer-reviewed articles and books to blogs, emails, videos, posts on social media platforms, etc.
The Association of College & Research Libraries defines scholarly communication as "the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use. The system includes both formal means of communication, such as publication in peer-reviewed journals, and informal channels, such as electronic listservs."
Scholarly communication is frequently defined or depicted as a lifecycle documenting the steps involved in the creation, publication, dissemination and discovery of a piece of scholarly research:
Association of College & Researc Libraries. Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Scholarly Communication Overview retrieved from https://acrl.libguides.com/scholcomm/toolkit.
Suggested Library eBooks
Scholarly Communication by ISBN: 0190639458Publication Date: 2018-06-04The internet has transformed the ways in which scholars and scientists share their findings with each other and the world, creating a scholarly communication environment that is both more complex and more effective than it was just a few years earlier. "Scholarly communication" itself has become an umbrella term for the increasingly complex ecosystem of publications, platforms, and tools that scholars, scientists, and researchers use to share their work with each other and with other interested readers.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Research Support and Scholarly Communication by ISBN: 1783303948Publication Date: 2020-01-01This accessible and highly practical book provides an introductory guide to the world of research support in the academic library. Academic libraries have seen huge changes in recent years thanks to the increasing availability of information online but they are now undergoing another shift. As libraries move away from providing access to existing information and towards helping users create new knowledge there is an opportunity for them to develop new services for the research community.
The Predatory Paradox by ISBN: 9781805111344Publication Date: 2023-10-24In today's 'publish or perish' academic setting, the institutional prizing of quantity over quality has given rise to and perpetuated the dilemma of predatory publishing. Upon a close examination, however, the definition of 'predatory' itself becomes slippery, evading neat boxes or lists which might seek to easily define and guard against it. This volume serves to foreground a nuanced representation of this multifaceted issue.
An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing by ISBN: 0691186227Publication Date: 2018-06-05Directed specifically to the needs of academic authors, this realistic handbook is a guide to publishing success for both beginning and seasoned scholars. Robin Derricourt uses an immensely readable series of informal letters to provide a fund of practical advice: an up-to-date manual on how to plan and prepare a book, approach a publisher, secure a contract, and build a reliable author-publisher relationship that will last throughout the process of publication and marketing. Informed by rare common sense, and a sense of humor, the book speaks clearly about the most recent developments in the rapidly changing world of electronic publishing, clarifying what can and cannot be achieved with word processors.
The Productive Graduate Student Writer by ISBN: 1620368900Publication Date: 2019-06-24This book is for graduate students--and others--who want to become more productive writers.
- Preparing to Publish by Sarah Huffman, Elena Cotos and Kimberly Becker
Huffman, S., Cotos, E., & Becker, K. (2023). Preparing to Publish. Iowa State University.
This Open Access book offers a wealth of instructional material on the topic of research article writing for publication and thesis or dissertation completion. The text provides graduate student writers with helpful information, strategies, and tips on navigating disciplinary writing in their fields and how to understand, dissect, and ultimately, construct their own research article. The text is organized according to a standard research article format, breaking down each section of the empirical research in a simple and straightforward manner to help graduate students build a quality, argument-driven manuscript as they write up their empirical study findings.