A Guide to Publishing for Academics

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Preface

After spending 24years as the founding editor- in- chief of a leading

international journal and also researching in the knowledge manage-

ment field, I feel it is time to “practice what I preach.” I wish to share

the lessons learned in journal editing with the next generation of aca-

demic and practitioner scholars who seek to overcome the “publish

or perish” phenomenon. I am honored to have some of the most

knowledgeable journal editors in the business and IT fields join me

in contributing their knowledge in the various facets of getting pub-

lished in selective, refereed international journals. It is a thrill for all

of us involved in this book project to provide some helpful insights,

guidance, and best/ worst practices to those doctora ...