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Is it possible to publish jointly with your supervisor during your PhD?

Is it possible to publish jointly with your supervisor during your PhD?

These days, a doctoral researcher can reasonably assume that, as with their thesis, they can discuss writing and publishing with their supervisor. They can talk over the purposes of writing a paper, get some direction in writing, and some feedback.

How much does it cost to read a Phd?

This ‘rule of thumb’ reading time is about 1200 hours over the whole doctorate.

Can a doctoral researcher talk to his supervisor about writing and publishing?

These days, a doctoral researcher can reasonably assume that, as with their thesis, they can discuss writing and publishing with their supervisor. They can talk over the purposes of writing a paper, get some direction in writing, and some feedback. The supervisor offers this conversation as part of their pedagogical process.

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What does a supervisor offer for publication?

The supervisor offers this conversation as part of their pedagogical process. Support for publishing is not a supervision addition, an extra. It is, like the production of the thesis, integral to the doctoral process. And the same rules that apply to the thesis ought to apply to writing for publication, the supervisor offers a gift.

What support can I expect from my PhD supervisor?

‘Support’ can also extend beyond your PhD thesis and include additional academic opportunities. It’s not uncommon for supervisors to identify suitable conferences for their students to attend or present at. In some cases you may also have the chance to publish work alongside your supervisor or participate as a second author on one of their papers.

What is PhD by publication and why should I do it?

One of the more self-evident ones is that it allows you to publish and finish a PhD – academically hitting two birds with one stone. There are many pressures of doing a PhD that are taken away from publishing. PhD by publication focused my writing on achieving output and helped to avoid the trap of always pushing the publications to the side.