Ira Pawlowski - Giessen University

Tashkent; July 2014

The presentation is based on a lecture by Prof. Roland Herrmann (Giessen University) in the frame of the

German PhD colloquium for Agricultural Economists.

Principles of academic writing and publishing

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Outline1.Introduction

2.(The relevant journal market)

3.Basic rules of successful publishing and writing3.1 The creative process3.2 Selection of a Journal3.3 Major elements of a journal article3.4 Style of writing3.5 (Review process and revision)3.6 Ethical guidelines for research

1 Introduction (4)

Writing is more than just reporting your results:• Helps to fix ideas;• Forces to formulate and structure thoughts

and arguments;• You (and others) can reassess and

challenge what you have written.