Contributing to your field.
WHAT IT PROVIDES
Recognition A record of your thinking Clarity, since writing forces it
WHERE TO PUBLISH
Professional journals and magazines Industry publications Your own writing, where your field reads it
WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT
Something you know that others would find useful A problem you solved An analysis nobody has published
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Who reads the publication What they expect The submission requirements
WHAT TO DO FIRST
Read several pieces the publication has printed.
WHY
It shows the length, register and structure expected.
WHAT TO CHECK BEFORE WRITING
Whether you may publish it: employer policies and confidentiality.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Editing, and possibly rejection.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT REJECTION
Ask why, revise, and submit elsewhere.
WHAT TO AVOID
Publishing anything confidential Overstating conclusions Writing at greater length than the point requires
WHAT TO KEEP
A record of what you have published.
