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Mainly about writing for publication in nursing and health covering writing methods, publishing standards, publication ethics and recent developments in the academic publishing industry. Recently I added readings of selected general articles on politics, the pandemic and free speech issues. If you like it (no obligations) buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rwatson1950
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Busting Anti-Vax Myths! Seriously EXPERT Arguments for the Covid-Deniers in Your Life
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
A mention on The Weekly Sceptic by Toby Young of my Review in The European Conservative of this book by Prof Oisín MacAmadáin
Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
Academic Publishing Myth 5 - first versus third person writing
Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
Tuesday Nov 07, 2017
This podcast covers the often mistaken view that it is wrong to use first person writing in academic work.
Friday Sep 08, 2017
Academic publishing Myth 6 - it is wrong to cite yourself
Friday Sep 08, 2017
Friday Sep 08, 2017
How much self citation is too much, should you cite the journal to which you are submitting and should editors ask you to cite their journal?
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Academic publishing Myth 4 - journals do not like reviews
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
This myth is about the view that is sometimes perpetrated - with no foundation - that journals do not publish reviews. On the contrary, we like them
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
I often hear that you cannot publish from a masters dissertation, that you can only publish three papers from your PhD and that you cannot publish from either if they are deposited online by your university. All wrong and I explain why.
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Academic Publishing Myth 2 - you can only submit a manuscript twice
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
Sunday Jun 04, 2017
This podcast tackles the myth that you are only alloweed to submit a manuscript twice after which time you must give up on it; there is no truth in this, I have no idea how it arose and it is simpy not true.
Friday May 26, 2017
Academic Publishing Myth 1 - You must learn to write in English
Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
Here I explore the myth - often perpetrated by fellow editors and picked up by prospective non-English speaking authors - that they must first learn to write in English. Frankly, it doesn't matter and if asked by people if I think it's better to write in English or to write in a native language and have it translated my response is 'I don't know; and I don't care - just write'.