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Scholarly Writing Supports for Researchers
Access supports for scholarly writing from peer-reviewed articles to book-length scholarly projects
Resources for Scholarly Writing Across the Tri-campus
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Participating in a Scholarly Writing Community
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Benefits of joining a writing community:
- Writing Groups, Change and Academic Identity: research development as local practice, Studies in Higher Education (2003) This article examines the use of writing groups as a strategy for research development.
- Writing Groups in the Digital Age: A Case Study Analysis of Shut Up & Write Tuesdays, Research 2.0 and the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Inquiry, (2017).
- How We Write: 13 Ways of Looking at a Blank Page (open access). Akbari, S., ed (2015), a set of essays on the writing process.
- How to Run an Effective Writing Group: Laura Portwood-Stacer Manuscript Works: https://manuscriptworks.com/blog/writing-group.
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity – or Monthly Writing Challenge.
- Register for NCFDD account here.
Designing your own Writing Community
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Guides for starting your own writing community:
- Faculty Writing Group Creation Guide, San Jose State University.
- Writing Retreat Facilitator’s Guide, University of Edinburgh.
Related writing strategies:
- Critical Collaborative Communities: Academic Writing Partnerships, Groups, and Retreats, ed. Simmons and Singh (2019).
- Writing Field Notes and Using Them to Prompt Scholarly Writing, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Vol 18, editorial (2019).
- Writing Groups in the Digital Age: A Case Study Analysis of Shut Up & Write Tuesdays, in Research 2.0 and the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Inquiry, 249-269 (2017).
- Develop a Writing Plan (from the National Centre for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).
- Note about access: U of T faculty can register for a free account with NCFDD here.
- Monday Motivation blog [e.g., Finding your way back to writing].
- Every summer needs a plan [webinar recording, template].
- Moving from resistance to writing [webinar recording, guided questions].
Considerations While Writing
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Researching where to publish can help your writing take shape now
- Familiarize yourself with your rights as an author.
- Review publishing options by checking the Directory of Open Access. Journals and available APC discounts to U of T faculty/members .
- Protect your author identity and register for an ORCID ID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) and set up your author profile.
- Be aware of deceptive publishers and predatory journals, see U of T guidance and checklist.
- Consider publishing a new journal through UTL’s Journal Production Services.
