Open-access vs traditional publishing: Here’s what you need to know
A photojournalist travelling the Kenyan countryside explains in her Newsweek feature how her guide stops at a roadside ice-cream shack in the middle of nowhere after a long day in …
10 FAQs about “how to get your thesis published” with Verlag Barbara Budrich
There is a time when every student who has achieved a Masters or PhD degree and has entered the junior academic career track considers publishing their thesis. How does one …
10 Things every academic must know about the peer review process
The work of an academic researcher is to discover, inform and persuade – the process of new knowledge creation and dissemination. The modalities may vary significantly from discipline to discipline …
Everything you need to know about “publishing academic work” with Verlag Barbara Budrich
Joining a Select Group Congratulations on obtaining your doctoral degree. According to the Education at a Glance Report (2019), just more than 1% of 25-64-year-olds in OECD countries hold a …
The pros and cons of open-access publishing
Stubborn Scientists Scientists are not supposed to be ‘nimble’, ‘out of the box’ or ‘flexible’ – the hero descriptions of modern industry. It is in the nature of the scientific …
Publishing Insights on “The Publishing Agreement”: Audio Clips
Our Publishing Insights session on “The Publishing Agreement” took place via Zoom on February 17, 2021. Publisher Barbara Budrich gave you a brief glimpse into the most important parts of …
The 5 Golden Rules of Publishing Your Dissertation
People love stories. They read books because books tell stories. Your dissertation may include many stories but likely will be read front to back only by yourself, your committee members …
The Economics of Academic Publishing
Of Bibles & Bunnies German goldsmith, Johannes Gutenberg, is generally credited with inventing the first modern printing press around 1440 – 1445. His was a project to make the Bible …
What are the pros and cons of open peer review?
Open Peer Review When the editor of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Richard Smith, announced in 1999 that the journal would be abolishing anonymous peer review in favour of identifying …
How Barbara Budrich became one of the fastest academic publishers
Image: © Coen van de Broek / Found through: unsplash.com / Coen van de Broek The Relationship with Speed In Milan Kundera’s first novel in French, Slowness, he writes: …