In recent years there has been an explosion in the number of article submissions to journals. The journal Comparative Political Studies’ annual submissions have increased from ~150 ten years ago to ~800 now.
It is therefore more crucial than ever you try to make your article submissions stand out from the crowd. Read some top tips, taken from the latest Alumni Careers Conversation event with Professor Ben Ansell (co-editor of Comparative Political Studies), Professor Petra Schleiter (executive editor of the British Journal of Political Science) and Geoff Evans (previously editor of Electoral Studies for 20 years).
How important is it to get published in journals?
What’s the best strategy to use when approaching journals?
What factors should you consider when choosing a journal for publication?
How do you think about writing up the research contribution in an article?
How do you construct your paper as a whole?
Use the ‘job talk’ model - start big, go small and end up big:
What will journal editors think about when considering an article for submission?
What should you do when you get rejected?
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