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This post has links to two guides to publishing aimed at graduate students. Much of this overlaps with a previous scoop but there is some new stuff and in any case said differently...

I thought it timely to highlight for any interested readers my piece "Publishing Advice for Graduate Students" which can be freely downloaded here.I update the piece regularly and welcome any suggestions for further improvement!noreply@blogger.com (The Brooks Blog)

A graduate student nearing the end of his studies writes: How many philosophy journals do you follow closely? Obviously all of us become familiar with a sizable number of journals as we try to keep abreast of research that is...Brian Leiter02242001573827332498

Ralph Wedgwood summarizes three potential arguments against publishing before you finish your dissertation. He (and I agree) thinks they are bad, but asks for people to speak up on their views. If the comments get going, this will be a very useful post for graduate students.

Great post discussing the publishing dilemma for graduate students

Based on a report that a graduate student received a $1000 stipend cut. Post asks if other graduate students are experiencing this.

Title says it all. Discussion could get good.

A grad student writes: How should one choose a supervisor? I'm a graduate student at a PGR rank 15 - 20 school, and starting to think seriously about dissertation topics. One consequence of our relative status is a very mixed...Brian Leiter

I had a meeting with a graduate student today about preparing for the job market. It was illuminating in the usual way: students often go very far in their graduate education before considering the realities concerning employment, salary, teaching loads, geography, and such.Anyway, I think this issue has come up before, but I'm curious about whether others would agree with a bit of advice I gave. The student has been invited to contribute an essay to an edited collection and she asked whether she should accept the invitation. I told her no.