Short Abstract:

In this workshop, we will learn to write a successful academic article. Facilitated by an editor of Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, the workshop will demystify editorial and peer review decisions, boosting participants’ chances of getting published.

Long Abstract:

In this workshop, primarily aimed at doctoral students and early career researchers, we will learn how to write a successful academic paper. Facilitated by one of the editors of Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, the workshop will introduce participants to key features of an academic research article, consider the idea of a research gap, and help participants better understand the process of submitting a manuscript to a range of academic journals. The workshop will also help demystify the process of academic peer review. Participants will have direct access to an editor who makes decisions about desk-rejecting, peer reviewing and publishing manuscripts and will be able to ask questions about how these decisions are made, helping participants avoid common pitfalls that get in the way of publication. We will work with a series of case studies—previous manuscripts submitted to Compare—to tease apart what makes a successful manuscript. In this workshop, we will focus on ethnographic research and the ways anthropological work can contribute to the field of international and comparative education. We particularly invite doctoral students and early career researchers from the Global South and from backgrounds that are underrepresented in academic journals to take part.