Mastering the writing game: practical insights for early career researchers and supervisors

ABSTRACTThis paper provides insights for early career researchers and supervisors on constructing a journal article. Strategies are provided for each section of the journal article with reference to elements that early career researchers generally do well and ways they can strengthen their writing. This paper also gives strategies for building and maintaining resilience as academic authors and uses the analogy of game play to explore the publication process.KEYWORDS: Early career researcherjournal articleJournal publishingjournal writing Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsSarah PrestridgeSarah Prestridge Associate Professor Digital Pedagogies. Conor Mc Guckin Associate Professor Education. Aideen Hunter Lecturer School of Education. Tony Hall Professor Director of Educational Design Research.