Planning for Academic Publishing After Retirement: Some Results and Observations

Stephen Kenneth Donovan ()
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Stephen Kenneth Donovan: Independent Researcher, Swinton, Salford M27 8SD, UK

Publications, 2024, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-4

Abstract: In 2018, before I retired, I speculated on how I might continue to publish as a former academic, identifying five key behaviours for me to pursue. Now, four years after I retired, I confirm that these activities have been successful. I have no affiliation with any institution, museum or university, and am thriving in my independence. My production is maintained, even flourishing. Some papers have been published under a new iteration of my name, S. Kenneth Donovan, which I trust confuses unwanted software. I publish more in the journals that I read and less in those that, formerly, were favoured by management. I am now a more efficient reviewer of research papers, identifying them as a priority rather than a nuisance.

Keywords: behaviour; affiliation; production; choice; reviewing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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