How to Publish Your Article in the Humanities: Guides on Publishing

Information on finding journals in your research area, determining which are the best ones to submit your article, and how to locate submission guidelines.

Selected Books on Scholarly Publishing and Academic Writing

Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2009. by Wendy Laura Belcher.
Call Number: Z471 B45 2009, Suzzallo/Allen Stacks
How to Publish Your PhD: A Practical Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2009 by Sarah Caro
Call Number: Z286.S37 C37 2009
Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Handbook. New York: Routledge, 2008. by James Hartley
Call Number: PN146 H373 2008, Tacoma
Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious About Serious Books. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2008. by Germano, William
Call Number: PN161 .G46 2008, Tacoma
The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-time Academic Authors. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2003. by edited by Eleanor Harman ... [et al.].
Call Number: Z286.S37 T53 2003
Writing Successful Academic Books by Anthony Haynes
Call Number: PN146 .H375 2010

Publication Date: 2010

Tips for Getting Published

Make sure someone has not already written on your topic.
Start by writing book reviews.
Find the right publisher match.
Monitor and respond to calls for proposals.
Follow publisher guidelines.
Study successful book proposals.

Additional Resources

UW English Undergraduate Programs - Information on Publishing
Information designed to give you a starting point as you research ways to publish your own work or to work in the publishing industry.
Writing Academic Proposals (Owl)
Site includes tips/strategies for writing proposals, along with samples of conference proposals, article abstracts and proposals, and book proposals.
AAUP Video on Getting Published
During University Press Week 2015, AAUP convened a virtual panel to "take the scary out of scholarly publishing." Getting from idea to published book can be tricky to navigate. Our experts discussed tips and strategies for working with scholarly presses on every step of the publication process—from proposal to sales and marketing