Novice Writers and Scholarly Publication Authors, Mentors, Gatekeepers

“The diversity of authorial, mentor, and editorial perspectives within the book will be of interest to a wide audience of stakeholders connected to academic publishing, none more so than novice (emerging) scholars. … For emerging scholars looking to get their research published in academic journals, this volume provides interesting reflections from experienced scholars (including journal editors), as well as emerging-experienced co-author teams.” (James N. Corcoran, ESP Today, Vol. 8 (2), 2020)

“This volume provides valuable insights into scholarly publication and will be an engaging and stimulating read for practitioners and researchers in the field of English for research publication purposes and beyond. It can serve as a useful guide for novice scholars and supervisors engaging or planning to engage inscholarly publication. It can also provide a valuable starting point for researchers interested in exploring issues related to scholarly publication.” (Lei Jun, Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes, Vol. 1, 2020)

“This book is no doubt a valuable resource for readers and researchers, particularly doctoral students and junior scholars, who are interested in issues related to writing for scholarly publication. The book will be most useful to research students and early career researchers, but it seems to have something for everyone who is interested in writing for international publication.” (Kimkong Heng, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 42 (3), 2019)

Pejman Habibie is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also has university teaching experience in under/graduate programs in Mexico and Iran. His research interests and scholarly publications focus on EAP, writing for scholarly publication, and academic discourse. 



Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education at the University of East Anglia. He is well known for his work on academic writing and has published over 240 articles and 27 books on academic discourse and EAP. A collection of his work was recently published as
The Essential Hyland
(2018).