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Publishing articles

Publishing your first articles can seem a daunting business. These resources outline how to properly prepare and submit an article to be accepted by an academic journal.

Race’s Process
The department’s own William H. Race provides sage advice on the publishing process. See “The Process of Developing a Publishable Paper in Classics: An Illustrative Example and Some Suggestions,” The Classical Journal 100 (2005) 301-305 (available through JSTOR).

Publishing the Scholarly Article in Classical Studies
Ruth Scodel and Marilyn B. Skinner’s guide for the American Philological Association for publishing one’s first scholarly article — writing it, selecting a journal, and preparing it for submission.

Acceptance Rates of Journals
This contains a number of APA reports on Professional Matter, including statistics for journal’s rate of acceptance for 2007 and 2008.

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