How to Publish Your Research: A Step-by-Step Guide for Philosophy Postgraduates (Rescheduled)
Gisela Diedericks
Dear postgraduate philosophy students,
You are warmly invited to attend a rescheduled workshop titled “How to Publish Your Research: A Step-by-Step Guide for Philosophy Postgraduates.”
The workshop aims to provide clear and practical guidance on the academic publication process, particularly for early-career philosophers seeking to develop their research into publishable journal articles.
The session will cover the following topics:
Preparing the research and manuscript
- Structuring a philosophy article
- What to include in the introduction, core argument, and conclusion
- Common pitfalls in early-career submissions
Selecting an appropriate journal
- Matching a manuscript to a journal’s aims and scope
- Identifying the relevant scholarly conversation
- Considering audience and positioning
- Reading and interpreting the “Guide for Authors”
The submission and review process
- Preparing a manuscript for blind review
- Writing a professional cover letter
- Navigating submission portals
- Understanding peer review and responding to reviewers
Publishing from a Master’s or PhD
- Transforming a dissertation chapter into a journal article
- Narrowing and sharpening arguments for journal format
- Reframing thesis research for a broader academic audience
Participants are encouraged to attend with a rough draft of a manuscript that they are interested in developing for publication.
Workshop details
Date: Friday, 8 May
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Platform: Microsoft Teams
MS Teams link:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/341580593338372?p=N9WisUu5dNTBrTfp81
Meeting ID: 341 580 593 338 372
Passcode: s9Wt9NP2
Heads of Department are kindly requested to share this invitation with postgraduate students in their departments who may benefit from the session.
Kind regards
Gisela Diedericks
On behalf of the South African Postgraduate Philosophy Society (SAPPS)