Academic Publishing: Issues and Challenges in the Construction of Knowledge

Ken Hyland provides an authoritative discussion of key aspects of writing for academic publication. What are the issues surrounding particular academic genres? What are the processes experienced by scholars writing in these genres on the way to publication?The book explores some of the biggest issues and challenges in academic publication, including:the impact of English as a global academic language,the growth of the assessment culture surrounding publication,the practices of knowledge construction at institutional and local levels, the emergence of Open Access and social media publishing. As well as outlining implications for pedagogy in the English-language classroom, Hyland fully evaluates the social practices surrounding knowledge creation and the political implications of global publishing. Ken Hyland s book is an important contribution to the literature on academic publishing. It is accessibly written, key concepts and themes are well explained, and the issues that are discussed are clearly connected to the challenges faced by academic writers. Brian Paltridge, Professor of TESOL, University of SydneyKen Hyland is the Head of the Centre for Applied English Studies and holds the Chair of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong. Oxford Applied Linguistics Series Advisers: Anne Burns and Diane Larsen-Freeman