marquisbey Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I will be presenting two papers at an African American studies conference in February and on the registration sheet they offer (for a $65 fee) submissions for a monograph to be published on a CD. 1. What exactly is a monograph? 2. Is it worth the money, knowing that I am a senior undergrad applying to English Ph.D. programs and American studies Ph.D. programs at top tier institutions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybalt Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I will be presenting two papers at an African American studies conference in February and on the registration sheet they offer (for a $65 fee) submissions for a monograph to be published on a CD. 1. What exactly is a monograph? 2. Is it worth the money, knowing that I am a senior undergrad applying to English Ph.D. programs and American studies Ph.D. programs at top tier institutions? A monograph is a book, generally. Some conferences will publish selected papers from the proceedings of a conference, either in monograph form (the Australia and New Zealand Shakespeare Association has done this a few times before) or in their organization's journal (the College English Association does an annual proceedings issue in their journal, the CEA Critic). You should most definitely NOT do this. Frankly, I have serious questions about the legitimacy of any conference that would A- "publish" proceedings on a CD, and B- charge for the privilege. Not only should you never pay to get something published, but there may be issues you are unaware of (concerning the future rights to your work, which are sometimes signed away to a publisher). Also, a non-peer-reviewed publication, even if it is legitimate, doesn't count for much among adcoms or hiring committees. It sounds like a massive scam to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquisbey Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Thank you for your insight. I really appreciate it! Very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenmusik Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Also, a "monograph" is usually a book by one scholar on one topic (as opposed to an edited volume of essays). Very odd that they are referring to their CD of conference papers this way. I agree with Tybalt that you shouldn't bother with the CD and instead aim for a peer-reviewed journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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