Scholarly Communication and Publishing
This guide is designed for those wishing to publish their research.
Submitting to Publishers
Find the Submission Guidelines - Journal or Publisher website
When submitting to publishers, it's important to check each journal's requirements for submission guidelines. You can often find these on the individual journal's website, or the publisher's author portal.
Example: Business Horizons This link opens in a new window - look for a link to the Guide For Authors.
Major Journal Publishers - Author portals
- University of Chicago Press JournalsClick on the journal title you are interested in. Select the "Contributors" tab at the top of the page to see information for authors.
- Emerald Group Publishing - Publish with us pagePublishes case studies (for teaching) in addition to books and journals; open-access and subscription titles.
Copyright
It is important for authors to understand their rights in regard to their academic outputs before they sign contracts with publishers or publish in open access journals where authors will need to assign Creative Commons licenses to their work to ensure that others do use it in inequitable ways. Here are some resources to help begin to understand more about copyright.
- Shapiro Library Copyright Guide.
- Here is an example of a Copyright Transfer Agreement from Wiley This link opens in a new window
- Creative Commons This link opens in a new window page of Copyright Guide
- Creative Commons website This link opens in a new window
Below you will find a one hour video with robust information on how to get published in an academic journal: