Sociopolitics of Scholarly Publication at Graduate Level

This collection offers a nuanced portrait of the policies, practices, and pedagogies which inform and are informed by the sociopolitics of scholarly publication at the graduate level.

The volume explores how these dynamics of knowledge production and dissemination impact the academic careers of novice scholarly writers at the MA and PhD level. Aiming to demystify scholarly writing at this level, the book features perspectives from diverse stakeholders, from educators to researchers to administrators to junior scholars themselves. Key issues under discussion include discursive and non-discursive challenges; development of the required literacies for successful publication; the effects of institutional, local, national, and international policies; graduate scholars’ mental health and wellbeing; and the affordances and limitations of artificial intelligence. Taken together, the work provides new insights into the complexities involved in graduate scholars’ journeys through the scholarly publication process.

This book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, and other key stakeholders in applied linguistics, English for Research Publication Purposes, TESOL, language and education, and writing studies.