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This book examines the first time publishing experience of non-native English speaking doctoral students in Hong Kong, specifically, the perceptions of Hong Kong doctoral students as writers of journal articles, their difficulties in getting papers published in refereed journals, the strategies they use to cope with difficulties ranging from writing to publishing, and their perceptions of their training on research publications in Hong Kong. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, interviewees various drafts and the final version of the first refereed journal paper, journal reviewers comments on the interviewees papers, my correspondence with journal editors, and mission statements of journals. The book is addressed to researchers, academics, and graduate students in the social sciences and education, particularly those interested in publishing papers in international refereed journals.

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Yin Ling Cheung is Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature at National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She specializes in English as a second language writing. Yin Ling is an experienced educator, having worked successfully as a teacher in the USA, Hong Kong, and Nicaragua.

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