The Detour: Tales They Didn’t Tell You About Journal Publishing
暫譯: 繞道:關於期刊出版你不知道的故事

Kuo-Wei Lai 、Yeu-Ting Liu 、Sonya Fan

  • 出版商: 五南
  • 出版日期: 2025-11-04
  • 定價: $500
  • 售價: 9.5$475
  • 貴賓價: 9.0$450
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 240
  • ISBN: 6264237205
  • ISBN-13: 9786264237208
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商品描述

Rejection letters. Cryptic reviewer comments. APA nightmares.
Sound familiar?

Ten Moments of Chaos, Ten Lessons Learned is a behind-the-scenes tour of the academic publishing world, told through the misadventures of a rookie researcher named Ted. Each chapter dives into a moment of confusion, panic, or quiet triumph that every scholar eventually faces-whether it's deciphering a revise-and-resubmit decision or realizing that even your file name tells a story. This isn't your typical dry guide to publishing; it's honest, relatable, and surprisingly funny.

But beyond the chaos lies something deeper: the quiet, meaningful process of becoming a scholar who writes with purpose and resilience. With a mix of practical tips and heartfelt storytelling, this book is for anyone who's ever stared down a rejection email, questioned their worth, or dared to hope that their work might matter to someone. Flip to any chapter-and you just might find the inspiration you didn't know you needed.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

拒絕信。神秘的審稿人評論。APA的噩夢。

聽起來熟悉嗎?

《十個混亂時刻,十個學到的教訓》是一本關於學術出版世界的幕後導覽,透過一位名叫Ted的初學者研究者的冒險故事來講述。每一章都深入探討每位學者最終都會面對的困惑、恐慌或安靜的勝利時刻——無論是解讀修改後再提交的決定,還是意識到即使是你的檔案名稱也在講述一個故事。這不是一本典型的枯燥出版指南;它誠實、易於共鳴,並且出乎意料地幽默。

但在混亂之下,還有更深層的東西:成為一位有目的和韌性地寫作的學者的安靜而有意義的過程。這本書結合了實用的建議和真摯的故事,適合任何曾經面對拒絕電子郵件、質疑自己價值,或敢於希望自己的工作對某人有意義的人。翻到任何一章——你可能會找到你不知道自己需要的靈感。

作者簡介

Author
Dr. Kuo-Wei Lai

An academic researcher with a Ph.D. in TESOL from the Department of English at National Taiwan Normal University, Dr. Lai's research interests include computer-assisted language learning (CALL),digital game-based learning, and second-language vocabulary acquisition.

EditorㆍAuthor
Dr. Yeu-Ting Liu

Yeu-Ting Liu, Ed.D. is Dean of the School of Teacher Education and Distinguished Professor in the Department of English at National Taiwan Normal University. Trained at Teachers College, Columbia University, his research bridges psycholinguistics and second language acquisition, with a focus on how cognitive traits and multimodal cues shape L2 learning. He has published extensively in SSCI-indexed journals, served as an editor and reviewer for leading publications, and led numerous national research projects in Taiwan.

Author
Dr. Sonya Fan

A full-time teacher at the Center for Academic Literacy and associate executive at the Resource Center for English as a Medium of Instruction at National Taiwan Normal University, Dr. Fan is active in teacher education, with research interests in international education and bilingual education.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

作者

賴國維博士


賴博士擁有國立臺灣師範大學英語系的TESOL博士學位,為學術研究者。其研究興趣包括電腦輔助語言學習(CALL)、數位遊戲學習及第二語言詞彙習得。

編輯ㆍ作者

劉宥婷博士


劉宥婷博士是國立臺灣師範大學教師教育學院院長及英語系特聘教授。她在哥倫比亞大學教師學院接受訓練,研究領域結合心理語言學與第二語言習得,專注於認知特徵與多模態線索如何影響第二語言學習。她在SSCI索引期刊上發表了大量論文,並擔任多個領先出版物的編輯和審稿人,還主導了多項國內研究計畫。

作者

范孫雅博士


范博士是國立臺灣師範大學學術素養中心的全職教師及英語作為教學媒介資源中心的副執行長,積極參與教師教育,研究興趣包括國際教育及雙語教育。

目錄大綱

Preface:Writing a Paper? Or Starring in an Academic Drama?

Prologue 1 The Academic Rollercoaster
Episode 1: The Friendly Interview
Episode 2: The Brutal Interview
Episode 3: The Honest Interview
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Prologue 2 Pressure Makes Scholars
Episode 1: Opportunities Come to Those Who Take Initiative
Episode 2: Thrown Into the Deep End
Episode 3: When Pressure Turns into Preparation
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 1 From Conference Hero to Journal Zero
Episode 1: Conference Glory
Episode 2: Confronting Reality (Advisor’s Feedback)
Episode 3: Learning the Hard Way
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 2 The Literature Review That Ate My Soul
Episode 1: The Lit Reaper Rises
Episode 2: The Secret Scrolls of Professor Metta
Episode 3: Organized Chaos
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 3 Journal Matchmaking: Love at First ‘Cite’?
Episode 1: Hacks for Selecting Journals and… Finding Dates?
Episode 2: Red Flags and Research Frauds
Episode 3: Speed Dates and Submission Waits
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 4 Dear Editor, Please Love My Paper(and Don’t Desk Reject It)
Episode 1: The First Level Boss Fight
Episode 2: Sell Me This Research
Episode 3: Finding Your Academic Voice(and Achieving Inner Peace)
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 5 Ethics, Etiquette, and the Academic Hunger Games
Episode 1: The Return of the Math Hero
Episode 2: The Phantom of the Author
Episode 3: Spam, Scams, and Saving Sam
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 6 Congratulations! Your Paper Is Not Accepted (Yet)
Episode 1: Revise, Resubmit, and Run Away
Episode 2: With Great Power Comes Great Rewriting
Episode 3: Thank You for Lunch—Thank You for Your Comments
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 7 When Reviewers Don’t Agree…And You’re Stuck in the Middle
Episode 1: Caught Between a Rock and a Reviewer
Episode 2: Metta the Grey
Episode 3: Professors! Assemble!
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 8 So You Want to Be a Reviewer? Welcome to the Dark Side
Episode 1: Look, I’m Your Reviewer
Episode 2: A New Scope
Episode 3: The Reviewer Rises
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 9 If They Can’t Find It, They Can’t Cite It
Episode 1: Titles That Bite
Episode 2: Writefully Embarrassed
Episode 3: Abstract Reactions
Bonus: Research That Talks Back
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Chapter 10 Turning Research into Real-World Impact
Episode 1: You Lost Me at Lexical Threshold
Episode 2: A BBQ Debrief: Where’s the meat?
Episode 3: Passing on the Torch
Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember
Final Reflection: The Beginning of Something Bigger

目錄大綱(中文翻譯)

Preface:Writing a Paper? Or Starring in an Academic Drama?



Prologue 1 The Academic Rollercoaster

Episode 1: The Friendly Interview

Episode 2: The Brutal Interview

Episode 3: The Honest Interview

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Prologue 2 Pressure Makes Scholars

Episode 1: Opportunities Come to Those Who Take Initiative

Episode 2: Thrown Into the Deep End

Episode 3: When Pressure Turns into Preparation

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 1 From Conference Hero to Journal Zero

Episode 1: Conference Glory

Episode 2: Confronting Reality (Advisor’s Feedback)

Episode 3: Learning the Hard Way

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 2 The Literature Review That Ate My Soul

Episode 1: The Lit Reaper Rises

Episode 2: The Secret Scrolls of Professor Metta

Episode 3: Organized Chaos

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 3 Journal Matchmaking: Love at First ‘Cite’?

Episode 1: Hacks for Selecting Journals and… Finding Dates?

Episode 2: Red Flags and Research Frauds

Episode 3: Speed Dates and Submission Waits

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 4 Dear Editor, Please Love My Paper(and Don’t Desk Reject It)

Episode 1: The First Level Boss Fight

Episode 2: Sell Me This Research

Episode 3: Finding Your Academic Voice(and Achieving Inner Peace)

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 5 Ethics, Etiquette, and the Academic Hunger Games

Episode 1: The Return of the Math Hero

Episode 2: The Phantom of the Author

Episode 3: Spam, Scams, and Saving Sam

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 6 Congratulations! Your Paper Is Not Accepted (Yet)

Episode 1: Revise, Resubmit, and Run Away

Episode 2: With Great Power Comes Great Rewriting

Episode 3: Thank You for Lunch—Thank You for Your Comments

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 7 When Reviewers Don’t Agree…And You’re Stuck in the Middle

Episode 1: Caught Between a Rock and a Reviewer

Episode 2: Metta the Grey

Episode 3: Professors! Assemble!

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 8 So You Want to Be a Reviewer? Welcome to the Dark Side

Episode 1: Look, I’m Your Reviewer

Episode 2: A New Scope

Episode 3: The Reviewer Rises

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 9 If They Can’t Find It, They Can’t Cite It

Episode 1: Titles That Bite

Episode 2: Writefully Embarrassed

Episode 3: Abstract Reactions

Bonus: Research That Talks Back

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember



Chapter 10 Turning Research into Real-World Impact

Episode 1: You Lost Me at Lexical Threshold

Episode 2: A BBQ Debrief: Where’s the meat?

Episode 3: Passing on the Torch

Final Call to Action: What You Need to Remember

Final Reflection: The Beginning of Something Bigger