Academic Writing, Visualization, Presentation, and Publishing of Research

Academic Writing, Visualization, Presentation, and Publishing of Research is a comprehensive guide to scholarly communication in a digital research environment. Written for PhD candidates and early-career researchers in the social sciences and management, it shows how to write with clarity, visualise data with accuracy, present findings with confidence, and navigate publishing with integrity.

Rather than treating these as separate skills, the book links them as one workflow: how arguments travel from a dissertation chapter to a figure, from a slide deck to a manuscript, and into peer review and open access publication. It also addresses the realities of modern research communication, including collaborative writing platforms, virtual conferences, preprints, and responsible use of AI tools.

Key features include:

· Step-by-step guidance on academic writing across genres, including theses, journal articles, and book chapters

· Practical support for literature reviews and systematic literature reviews (SLRs), including search strategy, screening, synthesis, and reporting

· Principles and best practice for data visualisation, including accessibility, chart selection, and avoiding misleading graphics

· A tool-aware overview of visualisation and writing software, from spreadsheets to R and Python, plus collaboration and reference management tools

· Guidance on research presentations across formats, including conferences, seminars, posters, and doctoral defences, with advice for virtual delivery

· A clear roadmap through publishing, peer review, open access options, and responding to reviewer feedback

Written for PhD candidates, early-career researchers, and methods instructors in the social sciences and management, this volume also supports research support staff and supervisors who need a course-ready reference on communicating research well across written, visual, and spoken formats.

Łukasz Sułkowski is a professor of economic sciences and humanities specializing in higher education management, social science methodology, HRM, and organizational culture, and serves as President of WSB University. He also leads the Department of Higher Education Institutions Management at Jagiellonian University and is a professor at Clark University.

Joanna Kurowska-Pysz at WSB University serves as Director of the Institute of Studies on Territorial and Interorganizational Cooperation and Director of the Technology Transfer Centre, specializing in cross-border cooperation strategies. She also evaluates European INTERREG programs, assessing the effectiveness of EU-funded projects supporting territorial integration and cross-border community relations.

Joanna Dzieńdziora is a habilitated doctor of social sciences in management and quality sciences and a professor at the Department of Management at WSB University, where she also leads a doctoral seminar. She organizes national and international doctoral conferences and is a member of organizations including European Academy of Management (EURAM) and Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne in Katowice, while conducting research and training in human capital management and professional competencies.

Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna holds a postdoctoral degree in economic sciences and is a professor, Vice-Rector for Science and Education, and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at WSB University. She is the author or co-author of over 120 publications and serves on the “Excellent Science” board at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland) and as a member of the Polish Accreditation Committee.