Pejman Habibie & Ken Hyland 
Novice Writers and Scholarly Publication 
Authors, Mentors, Gatekeepers

This book draws on the perspectives of authors, supervisors, reviewers and editors to present a rich, nuanced picture of the practices and challenges involved in writing for scholarly publication. Organized into four sections, it brings together international experts and junior scholars from a variety of disciplines to examine both publishing experiences and current research in the field. In doing so, it challenges the view that Native English speakers have a relatively easy ride in this process and that it is only English as an Additional Language (EAL) scholars who experience difficulties. The volume highlights central themes of writing for publication, including mentoring and collaborative writing, the writing experience, text mediation, the review process, journal practices and editorial decision-making, and makes a strong case for taking a more inclusive approach to research in this domain. This edited collection will appeal to students and scholars of applied linguistics, English for academic purposes, academic writing, and second language writing.

Table of Content

Introduction: The Risks and Rewards of Scholarly Publishing; Pejman Habibie and Ken Hyland.- Part I: Perspectives on Scholarly Publication.- Chapter 1: Participation in Publishing: The Demoralising Discourse of Disadvantage; Ken Hyland.- Chapter 2: To Be Native or Not To Be Native: That Is Not the Question; Pejman Habibie.- Chapter 3: Expert, Native or Lingua Franca? Paradigm Choices in Novice Academic Writer Support; Christopher Tribble.- Part II: Perspectives of Authors.- Chapter 4: Writing for Publication as a Native Speaker: The Experiences of Two Anglophone Novice Scholars; Ismaeil Fazel.- Chapter 5: The Experience of A NNES Outer Circle Novice Scholar in Scholarly Publication; Pilar Mur-Dueñas.- Chapter 6: Learning the Language to Write for Publication: The Nexus Between the Linguistic Approach and the Genre Approach; Fang Xu.- Chapter 7: Does Writing for Publication Ever Get Easier? Some Reflections from An Experienced Scholar; Christine Pearson Casanave.- Part III: Perspectivesof Mentors.- Chapter 8: From Student to Scholar: Making the Leap to Writing for Publication; Elena Shvidko & Dwight Atkinson.- Chapter 9: Collaborative Writing, Academic Socialization, and the Negotiation of Identity; Ron Darvin and Bonny Norton.- Chapter 10: The Value of ‘Writing for Publication’ Workshops; Margaret Cargill.- Chapter 11: Guiding Junior Scholars into and Through the Publication Process; Dana R. Ferris.- Chapter 12: Mentoring Junior Scientists for Research Publication; Yongyan Li.- Part IV: Perspectives of Assessors.- Chapter 13: Journal Editors: Gatekeepers or Custodians?; Sue Starfield and Brian Paltridge.- Chapter 14: We Are All Reviewer #2: A Window into the Secret World of Peer Review; Christine M Tardy.

About the author

Pejman Habibie is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also has university teaching experience in under/graduate programs in Mexico and Iran. His research interests and scholarly publications focus on EAP, writing for scholarly publication, and academic discourse. 





Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education at the University of East Anglia. He is well known for his work on academic writing and has published over 240 articles and 27 books on academic discourse and EAP. A collection of his work was recently published as
The Essential Hyland (2018).