Description

Accelerate your path to publication with the only workbook that turns scholarly writing into a clear, twelve-week action plan. In this updated second edition, Princeton professor Wendy Laura Belcher expands her proven framework with new chapters for articles written from scratch, fresh productivity research, and discipline-specific tips drawn from thousands of successful users. Each week unpacks a core element of strong journal articles—argument, structure, evidence, style—then breaks daily tasks into checklists, templates, and timed exercises that eliminate guesswork. By the end of the program, graduate students, early-career researchers, and seasoned scholars alike will have a polished manuscript, a submission strategy, and the confidence to navigate peer review.

• Twelve-Week Workbook: Day-by-day schedules guide you from first draft to submission-ready article.

• New Second-Edition Content: Added chapter for writing from scratch, expanded exercises, and updated productivity research.

• Discipline-Flexible: Advice and examples tailored to STEM, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary fields.

• Evidence-Based Methods: Draws on cognitive science and writing-productivity studies to build sustainable habits.

• Practical Tools: Templates for abstracts, cover letters, rebuttals; checklists for structure, citations, and style.

• Expert Author: Written by a Princeton professor and former journal editor who has helped thousands publish successfully.

• Ideal for All Career Stages: Supports graduate students, postdocs, adjuncts, junior faculty, and international scholars.

• Chicago Quality: Part of the acclaimed Chicago Guides series; 427 pages of authoritative instruction.