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APA. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Fifth ed. Washington, DC: APA.

Benjaminson, Peter. Publish Without Perishing: a Practical Handbook for Academic Authors. Washington, D.C.: NEA Professional Library, 1992. Z286 .S37 B46

Boice, Robert. Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing
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Boice, Robert, and Ferdinand Jones. "Why Academcicians Don't Write." Journal of Higher Education 55:5 (1984): 567-82.

Bolker, Joan. Write your Dissertation in 15 Minutes a Day (H. Holt, 1998.)

Bryant, Miles T. The Portable Dissertation Advisor

Cantor, Jeffery A. A Guide to Academic Writing

Casanave, C. P., & Vandrick, S. (Eds.). (2003). Writing for scholarly publication: Behind the scenes in language education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Clark, Curtis. "Great Expectations: What Authors want from Publishers." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 30:3 (April 1999): 131-137.

Cortada, James W. "Five Ways to Be a Terrible Book Reviewer." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 30:1 (Oct. 1998) 34-37.

Craswell, Gail. Writing for Academic Success: A Postgraduate Guide (Sage Study Skills)

Cummings, L.L. and Peter J. Frost. Publishing in the Organizational Sciences (Foundations for Organizational Science)

Day, Robert A. How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper: 5th Edition

Derricourt, Robin. An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. Z286 .S37 D46

Drake, Susan M. and Glen A Jones. Writing Your Way to Success: Finding Your Own Voice in Academic Publishing

Foss, Sonja and William Waters. Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation. Order from Amazon.com

Fox, Mary F. Scholarly Writing and Publishing: Issues, Problems, and Solutions. Boulder,CO: Westview, 1985. Z286 .S37

Germano, William. Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

Gray, Paul and David E. Drew. What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career. (Stylus Publishing, 2008) Paperback, ISBN 978 1 57922 264 2.

Gray, Tara. Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar

Gump, Steven E. "Writing Successful Covering Letters for Unsolicited Submissions to Academic Journals." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 35:2 (Jan. 2004): 92-102.

Henson, Kenneth T. Writing for Publication: Road to Academic Advancement
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Haines, Dawn Denham; Susan Newcomer; Jacqueline Raphael. Writing Together: How to Transform Your Writing in a Writing Group.

Harmon, Eleanor, and Ian Montagnes. The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-Time Academic Authors. 2nd edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003. Practical tips on transforming a dissertation into a publishable book.

Huff, Anne S. Writing for Scholarly Publication. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1999. PN146 .H84 1999

Journal of Scholarly Publishing. This journal, published quarterly by the University of Toronto Press, is directed to authors as well as to publishers.

Kitchin, Rob and Duncan Fuller. The Academic's Guide to Publishing

Kostenberger, Andreas J. "Editorial." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44:1 (March 2001) 1-3.

Krantz, Steven G. Mathematical Publishing: A Guidebook

Lucas, Christopher J. and John W. Murray. New Faculty: A Practical Guide for Academic Beginners

Luey, Beth. Handbook for Academic Authors (4th ed. Cambridge University Press)

Lussier, Robert N. Publish Don't Perish: 100 Tips That Improve Your Ability to Get Published (Information Age Publishing, Inc.) http://www.infoagepub.com/products/publish-dont-perish

Matkin, Ralph E. and T. F. Riggar. Persist and Publish: Helpful Hints for Academic Writing and Publishing

McInerney, Dennis Michael. Publishing Your Psychology Research: A Guide to Writing for Journals in Psychology and Related Fields

Modern Language Association. (2008). MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. Third ed. NY: PMLA.

Mounsey, Chris. Essays and Dissertations

Moxley, Joseph M. Publish, Don't Perish: The Scholar's Guide to Academic Writing and Publishing

Murray, Rowena. Writing for Academic Journals

Ogden, Evelyn. Complete Your Dissertation or Thesis in Two Semesters or Less

Olson, G. A., & Taylor, T. W. (Eds.). (1997). Publishing in rhetoric and composition. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

Parsons, Tony. How To Do Your Dissertation in Geography and Related Disciplines: Second Edition

Peacock, Alan and Ailie Cleghorn. Missing the meaning: The development and use of print and non-print text materials in diverse school settingsPowell, Walter W. Getting into Print. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985. Z479 .P68Rankin, Elizabeth. The Work of Writing: Insights and Strategies for Academics and Professionals Rudestam, Kjell Erik. Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process (Sage, 2nd ed. 2001.)Scharlemann, Robert P. "Publishing in Scholarly Journals: Advising Junior Colleagues." Council on the Study of Religion. Bulletin 15:3 (1984): 73, 75-76

Riley, Peter Jason. New Tax Guide for Writers, Artists, Performers, & Other Creative People. (2009) Paperback, ISBN 978-1-58510-345-44. Order from publisher

Silverman, Frank. Authoring Books and Materials for Students, Academics, and Professionals

Silverman, Franklin H. Publishing for Tenure and Beyond

Silvia, Paul J. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic WritingSmaby, Marlowe H. "Publishing in Scholarly Journals: Part 1- Is It an Attitude or Technique? It's an Attitude." Counselor Education & Supervision 37:4 (June 1998): 218-223

Smith, Datus. A Guide to Book Publishing. Revised edition. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1989. Basic information about the publication process.

Steinberg, David Joel. How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation (St. Martin's, 1981.)Theilheimer, Rachel. "How Publishing Can Be More Than Not Perishing." Change 35:2 (Mar/Apr 2003): 48-53

Thyer, Bruce A. Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals

Waxer, Barbara M. and Marsha Baum. Internet Surf and Turf Revealed: The Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding MediaWillinsky, John. The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing)