Tips for PhD students: General Tips, Writing, Publication, and Presentation
General Tips
- Wellesley College, How to E-mail Your Professor
- Dr. Lucy Taylor, Twenty things I wish I’d known when I started my PhD
- Dr. Jim Kurose, 15 pieces of advice I wish my PhD advisor had given me
- Dr. Eric Zwick, The 12 Step Program for Grad School
- Dr. Matt Might, 10 easy ways to fail a Ph.D.
- Dr. Matt Might, Productivity tips, tricks and hacks for academics
- Dr. Robert J. Stenberg, Self-Sabotage in the Academic Career
- Dr. Tatyana Deryugina, How to be a productive researcher
- American Economic Association, Mentoring Reading Materials
- Dr. Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana, Practical phd | a transparent source for all things PhD
- Dr. Jan Sauermann, General resources: writing paper, the editorial process, and job (market) advice
- Dr. Paul Grey, What They Didn’t Teach You in Graduate School: 299 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career (Book)
- Dr. Arthur Spirling, On Being a (Successful) Graduate Student
Literature Review
- Pamela Oliver: Hints on Coping with the Literature
- Kevin G. Barnhurst. Reading in the Social Sciences
- Amelia Hoover Green. How to Read Political Science: A Guide in Four Steps
- “Predatory” Reading
- How to Read an Academic Article – Walters (slides)
- Heather K Evans. Cheat sheet
Academic Writing
- Columbia University, Common Bugs in Writing
- Dr. Philippe C. Schmitter, The “Ideal” Research Proposal
- Kenzie Mintus, Dr. Mintus’ Handbook for Social Science Research
- Kenzie Mintus, Sociological Research Nuts and Bolts
- University of Manchester, Academic Phrasebank
- Dr. Stephen Howe & Dr. Kristina Henriksson, (2007). PhraseBook for Writing Papers and Research in English (pdf)
- John H. Cochrane, Writing tips for PhD students
- Brett Mensh and Konrad Kording, Ten simple rules for structuring papers
- Kurt Gray and Daniel M. Wegner, Six Guidelines for Interesting Research
- Dominika Langenmayr: Academic Writing
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Citation and Academic Integrity, Part II: What’s in a Citation? (Slide & Video)
- Dr. Jessica Hoel: Selecting and prioritizing research projects
- Dr. Eric Zwick, A Graph is Worth a Thousand Citations
- Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza, Want to Become a Prolific Scholar? Try Daily Writing!
- Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza, Ten ways To Write Every Day
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Practical Tips for Writing a Scientific Paper (Slides & Videos)
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Self-Editing Skills
- Part 1: Revision, Editing, and Proofreading
- Part 2: Grammar Review
- Part 3: Articles ( The, A, and An )
- Part 4: Word Choice
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Academic Writing for ESL Graduate Students (Slide & Video)
- Dr. Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Book)
- Writing Literature Reviews: a Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Book)
- Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing (Book)
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Dissertation and Thesis Support: Writing Groups and Resources. (Slide & Video)
Manuscript Writing / Publication
- Dr. Paul J. Hauptman, How To Write A Paper …And More (PPT)
- Dr. Ezra W. Zuckerman, Tips to Article-Writers
- Dr. Holman, Mirya R. Mirya Holman’s pre-submission checklist
- Dr. Wendy Laura Belcher, Writing your Journal Article in 12 weeks (Book)
- Dr. Monali Ghosh, Choosing the Right Journal — A Comprehensive Guide for Early-career Researchers.
- Dr. Amy Finkelstein. Advice on how to write great research papers in economics.
- Dr. Arthur Turrell. Craft Writing Papers.
- Dr. Angel Borja, How to Prepare a Manuscript for International Journals
Peer-review process of publication
- What does the typical workflow of a journal look like? How should I interpret a particular submission status?
- Dr. Marc F. Bellemare, How to Publish in Academic Journals ❤️
- Dr. Robert Joseph Taylor, Publishing in Peer Review Journals (PPT) ❤️
- Dr. Tatyana Deryugina, How to know which journal to submit your manuscript to
- Dr. Gabriel Rossman, how we broke peer review and how to fix it
- Journal editors on what makes a good review
- Dr. Arthur Spirling, Rejection
- Dr. Adam Goulston, Best Ways to Avoid Desk Rejection of Your Manuscript | AJE
- 5 ways you can ensure your manuscript avoids the desk reject pile (elsevier.com)
- Matt Pavlovich, The art of suggesting reviewers (cell.com) ❤️
- The DOs and DON’Ts of Selecting Preferred Reviewers – Methods Blog
- How to find peer reviewers – an editor’s guide – Editor Resources
Dissertation writing
- Dr. Gary King, Dissertation Advice
- By Dr. P. Paul Heppner – Writing and Publishing Your Thesis, Dissertation, and Research: A Guide for Students in the Helping Professions
- By Terrell, Steven R – Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation: Guidelines and Examples
- By Fred C., Irby, Beverly J – Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation: Tips and Strategies for Students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Lunenburg,
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Writing the Social Sciences Dissertation Proposal (Slide & Video)
Presentation
- Designing your Poster – Tips on Visual Storytelling (stanford.edu)
- Dr. Amanda Yagan, Writing and Presentation Advice
- Dr. Rachael Meager, Slides on public speaking for academic economists (especially for grad students)
- Dr. Paul N. Edwards, How to Give an Academic Talk
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Conference Proposals and Presentations In the Social Sciences (Slide & Video)
- UCLA Graduate Writing Center. Preparing a Conference Poster in the Social Sciences (Slide & Video)
- Marilynn Larkin. How to give a dynamic scientific presentation (elsevier.com)
- Dr. Itai Yanai, Twitter Thread on how to prepare for the presentation, actually present it, and then answer the questions.
- Reasoned Writing / A Framework For Scientific Papers
- How to tell a compelling story in scientific presentations (nature.com)
- Structure Your Presentation Like a Story (hbr.org)
- Storytelling for Researchers (squarespace.com)
