Category: Academia

  • College as negotiation

    People don’t typically think of college as a negotiation. Just like other aspects of life, though, it is—actually a bunch of them. And just like other aspects of life, thinking of it that way can make life negotiable. With the back-to-school season approaching, let’s unpack what in the world I’m talking about and why it…

  • Negotiating the revision of academic articles

    Anyone who writes research articles knows that responding to a revise and resubmit (R&R) decision is a negotiation between authors and reviewers. But it occurred to me recently, while working through a revision myself, that this is but when one of the many negotiations wrapped up in the revision process. Since an awareness of the…

  • Revision requests from journals: Time to negotiate!

    Revision requests from journals—when you’re lucky enough to receive them—represent golden opportunities to negotiate: with reviewers, as I’ve suggested before, but also with coauthor(s). Consider some of the many topics that may require at least an implicit negotiation with your coauthors: Whether the revision is doable Timelines and deadlines How to respond to reviewer requests…