27 pages tagged "failure"

My academic career: a story in four seasons, eight failures, and four morals

Tells the story of the eight most significant failures in my academic career and outlines how each of these setbacks had unexpected upsides

19 May 2026 (updated 15 Nov 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Failures in academia (3) - the Autumn season: Mid-career

Tells the story of the two most significant career failures in the third stage of my academic career, as well as their unexpected upsides

04 Nov 2026 (updated 30 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

On failures in academia: My PhD journey

Tells the story of my PhD dissertation nearly 30 years after it was all but failed

19 May 2026 (updated 03 Nov 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Harzing.com blog posts by theme

Thematic overview of blog posts and resources

19 Sep 2021 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Writing effective promotion applications

How to ensure your promotion application has the best possible chance of success

12 Jul 2022 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Publishing in academic journals

How to ensure your paper has the best possible chance of publication

09 Sep 2022 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

White papers

A list of my white papers with linked access

06 Feb 2016 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

The burning question: are rejections the norm in academia?

Brief blogpost reviewing my recent experiences in submitting papers to journals; only one in eight submissions turned out to be "easy", the others all had many obstacles to overcome

21 Oct 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Failures in academia (2) - the Summer season: Early career

Tells the story of the two most significant career failures in the second stage of my academic career, as well as their unexpected upsides

14 Oct 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Your first publication - A roller-coaster ride with lots of ups and downs

Takes you - step by step - through the emotional journey of getting your first publication published, and explains why rejections are often the norm not the exception

23 Sep 2026 (updated 29 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Failures in academia (1) - the Spring season: Education

Tells the story of the two most significant career failures in the first stage of my academic career, as well as their unexpected upsides

16 Sep 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

My PhD - a story that almost didn't end well

Short introduction to my latest white paper: On failures in academia - my PhD story

24 Jun 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Why sometimes a failure can be a blessing in disguise

Short introduction to my latest white paper: My academic career: a story in four seasons, eight failures, and four morals

10 Jun 2026 (updated 25 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Tripped over a tree root? Fell off your bike? Accident in the gym?

Short intro to my white paper featuring my experiences in the first year of my recovery process from a broken wrist

03 Jun 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Harzing.com blog celebrates its 10-year anniversary

Celebrating my blog's tenth anniversary with a recap of the most important and most read posts, as well as the most frequent referrers to my website more generally

11 Mar 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Oh no... not again: how to avoid a desk-reject in 7 steps

Collates links to all eight blogposts in the how to avoid a desk-reject series

25 Feb 2026 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Rejection, withdrawal, and acceptance: A story about message-journal fit

A look behind the curtain: what happens in the academic publishing process

20 May 2024 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Heejin Kim

Writing promotion applications (6): What if you are rejected?

Last of six posts on writing effective promotion applications

12 Feb 2024 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: Our 4th Christmas meeting - failure & fun

Reports on our 56th CYGNA meeting - two hours filled with stories about rejections in journal publishing, secret santa, and new year resolutions

08 Jan 2024 (updated 31 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Publishing with a student: Expatriate Failure revisited

Write with anyone who has great ideas and is motivated by academic exchange, whether they are students, juniors, peers, or seniors

21 Nov 2022 (updated 30 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to publish an unusual paper? Referencing errors, scholarship & credibility

Tells the story of a paper that was desk-rejected by more than a dozen journals

17 Oct 2022 (updated 30 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

IB Frontline interview: mentoring section

Introduces the third section of my IB Frontline interview talking about my role as a mentor and my top tips for early career researchers

03 Jan 2022 (updated 30 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

IB Frontline interview: personal section

Introduces the first section of my IB Frontline interview talking about my career journey, regrets and passions

19 Nov 2021 (updated 30 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: Resistance to gender equality in academia

Reports on our 38th CYGNA meeting dealing with one of the ultimate gender topics

15 Mar 2021 (updated 30 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

CV of failures

Explains why rejection and failure are a normal part of an academic career and not something to hide or be embarrassed about

15 Jun 2019 (updated 29 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Replication studies: learning from failure and success

Short commentary illustrating the importance of replication through two examples

09 Jul 2016 (updated 26 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing

Why does my paper get a desk-reject time and again?

About the importance of joining the journal’s “conversation”

18 Mar 2016 (updated 25 Oct 2026) - Anne-Wil Harzing