Back in the old days, a prospective academic author could submit a manuscript —sometimes even a barely reworked dissertation — and book editors would consider it for publication. Now, even if you’ve ...

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can ...

Book reviews are important inputs into a wider system of academic publishing upon which the academic profession is symbiotically dependent, and in a previous career advice column I argued that all ...

Your research proposal also needs to persuade someone about how and why your intended project is worthwhile. In your proposal you will need to explain and defend your choices. Always think about the ...

Do you know what one of the most crucial aspects of a startup is? It’s a pitch for future investors where you explain all the benefits of your idea and the reasons it will work. A dissertation ...