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"This is now an "Open" group. It collects published resources relating to academic writing and research -- including "how to" guides for academic writers (both students and faculty), as well as studies about/on the processes of research and of writing about research" (About this group, ¶1, 2014.01.16).

In this TESOL Blog post (2014.09.19), Elena Shvidko shared descriptions from websites of 11 journals carrying "articles related both to research in second language writing and writing pedagogy" (¶1, 2014.09.22). - See more at: http://blog.tesol.org/excellent-academic-journals-to-stay-up-to-date-in-el-writing/#sthash.RB7SItgV.dpuf

"Academic publishing, mainstream journals, predatory journals, publishing ethics, early-career researchers, how to get published"

"Unequivocal" findings are precipitating "strong reactions" (Picking winners and loser, ¶4, 2014.03.13).

Olson, Linda. (2014). On-screen proof-reading: A handbook for editors of academic and scientific articles. [n.p.]: eAcademia.

This extract from Nygaard (2015) covered a three-step process for responding to requests for feedback on academic writing. Nygaard, Lynn P. (2015). Writing for Scholars: A Practical Guide to Making Sense & Being Heard. London, England: Sage Publications.

A weblog highlighting guides and other resources for academic writing and publication.

"Looking to publish your research but don't know exactly how? Dealing with procrastination or stress related to academic publishing? If you are feeling apprehensive about your writing or are becoming interested in publishing scholarly work, Practical Tips for Publishing Scholarly Articles is for you. Rich Furman and Julie T. Kinn have updated this fantastic resource with even more exercises and advice to help you through the writing and publishing process. Furman and Kinn guide readers through each step of publication from idea generation through structuring an article and journal selection to submission, revision, and collaboration" (deck, ¶1, 2014.03.03).

A budding collaborative endeavor in a Google workbook to locate, catalog, and assess resources for writers interested in academic publication

This UNSW Academic Support page is one in a series of short pages defining and exemplifying reflective writing. Topics include: What is reflective writing? How do I write reflectively? Examples of reflective writing The page entitled "How do I write reflectively?" lists resources for learning about mind-mapping.

This UNSW Academic Support page is one in a series of short pages defining and exemplifying reflective writing. Topics include: What is reflective writing? How do I write reflectively? Examples of reflective writing The page entitled "How do I write reflectively?" lists resources for learning about mind-mapping.

"An academic or scientific abstract should briefly and comprehensively summarise the contents of the paper it precedes. It should not contain information that is not present in the article and it should report, not evaluate, what can be found in the paper" (Abstract, ¶1, 2015.07.11).

Olson, Linda. (2014). Guide to academic and scientific publication: How to get your writing published in scholarly journals. London, England: e-academia. Retrieved from http://www.proof-reading-services.org/guide/

"Patrick Dunleavy outlines seven upgrade strategies for a problematic article or chapter: Do one thing well. Flatten the structure. Say it once, say it right. Try paragraph re-planning. Make the motivation clearer. Strengthen the argument tokens. Improve the data and exhibits." (deck, 2014.12.19)

This article is an extract from: Fechter, Sharon Ahern. (1999). Chapter 4, Academic research. In Virginia Bianco-Mathis & Neal Chalofsky (Eds.), The full-time faculty handbook ([n.p.]). London, UK: Sage Publications, Inc.

This academic publisher's webpage covers "a number of resources available to support you through the writing and submission process" (How to get published: Writing your article for publication, ¶1, 2015.03.10). Resources include a brochure, a presentation, a two-part video, and a link to the publisher's entire catalog of journals for previews of submission guidelines.

"Publish in an Elsevier journal. The process step by step." Though this guide is publisher specific, the process reflects general practices in academic publishing.

"The posting below looks at creating a summer plan to be more productive in your academic writing.  It is by Kerry Ann Rockquemore*, PhD, President and CEO of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity" (Folks, ¶1, 2014.07.14).

The Readings: Academic Writing section of this resource page includes over half a dozen books with links to Amazon.com listings of them.