With all the discussion about journals, submitting, and reviewing, there has been little discussion about the revise-and-resubmit response letter….
What is necessary to include in a response letter to the editors and reviewers? What is overkill? How long have your letters been? Have you written separate letters for each reviewer? How do you explain away changes [...]
I came upon a box in my office today. It contained my book, or at least many chunks of it, in index cards. It looked like this:
I think it looks beautiful.
January 28, 2009 – 5:10 pm
Almost everyone agrees — and this is supported by my own many years of observation of colleagues — that the most productive scholars have regular schedules of writing a few hours every day. We binge writers can be intensely productive when we are working and can get a lot done in a short time, but [...]
November 12, 2008 – 1:21 pm
Here are some of the things that annoy me in papers, presentations, etc., and that I’m apt to edit out or mark on manuscripts/papers I’m reviewing/grading:
Comprise vs. compose
Split infinitives
Use of “they” as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun
Use of the second person, just about ever
Use of “natural” or “human nature” as (implicit or explicit) cause of outcomes
Which [...]
Well, maybe not the best book from an objective point of view, but from where I am standing, the arrival of my very own copy of this book is pretty amazing.
I just got my advance copy of How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism. It is an analysis of the complex dynamics of [...]
March 25, 2008 – 10:38 pm
From an esteemed colleague:
What set of issues should be discussed before two (or more) people agree to write a paper together? There are obvious contenders here – order of authorship, timeline, etc. – but what else is important?
Some questions on publishing:
What are the politics of publishing? Which journals are professional brass rings? Are there journals that might accept my articles but at the same time are so unrespected that publishing in them is tantamount to admitting I’m a lousy academic? The impact factor is one way to go about it but my [...]
A graduate student of mine is writing up a scholarship application that includes a one-page statement of proposed research. In giving this student feedback, I offered the following advice for what to include and the order in which to present it:
My proposed study is about this. Here is why this problem is important. Here is [...]
February 26, 2008 – 3:08 pm
OMG! I am reading the copyedits of my book and making almost-final revisions! Squeee!
I don’t know what is wrong with me, but for whatever reason, I have this feeling of excitement combined with nervousness that seems to be building upon itself into a crazy whirlpool of doom/glee in my stomach. Why the doom? Why not [...]
