Publishing

General

Clapham, Phil, "Publish or Perish," BioScience 55:5 (May 2005) 390-391. link to article

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Perlmutter, David D., "Taking Time for R&R," The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11, 2008.

Toor, Rachel, "A Publishing Primer," The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 15, 2008.
Don't know your French flaps from your headbands? Here's a guide to the arcane terminology of the book world.

Toor, Rachel, "Interpreting Editorese," The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009.
What are the odds that a book editor's polite expression of interest in your manuscript will lead to a contract?

Toor, Rachel, "The Nature of Foul Matter," The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1, 2007.
In a new monthly column, Rachel Toor explores the writing and publishing process in academe.

Toor, Rachel, “Reject!” The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 5, 2007.
A former editor in scholarly publishing helps decode manuscript-rejection letters.

Toor, Rachel, "Understanding Academe, Authors, and Editors," The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 4, 2007.
Before you go on to graduate school, take a gap year and work in publishing.

Williams, Jeffrey, “Confessions of a Journal Editor,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 28, 2007.
Want to know what an editor is really thinking when he’s reading that article you submitted?