Writing for Publication

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Students read about, discuss and practice strategies that help them prepare manuscripts for scholarly publication, becoming more adept at identifying a potential venue for their work, using effective strategies for revision, soliciting and giving critical feedback. Provides a structured opportunity to revise a paper for the portfolio and/or for submission to a journal or edited volume. Course readings include research on writing practices of scholarly writers, examples of genres related to the scholarly publication process, extensive sampling of articles in a specific scholarly journal of the student's choosing, and other relevant work.