Convert Your Dissertation to a Journal Article

Your dissertation is finished and far too long for the journal you have in mind. This guides the conversion: which parts to cut, which to compress, how to restructure for the target journal's conventions, and how to hit the article word count without losing the contribution. You provide the questions and lengths; it plans the surgery.

I have completed my {DEGREE_LEVEL} dissertation in {ACADEMIC_FIELD} and want to convert it into a journal article for submission to {TARGET_JOURNAL}. My dissertation's research question was: {RESEARCH_QUESTION}. Its approximate word count was {DISSERTATION_WORD_COUNT} and the target article length is {ARTICLE_WORD_COUNT} words. Please advise me on how to perform this conversion. Specifically: explain which dissertation sections should be retained, substantially condensed, or removed; how to reframe the contribution and abstract for a journal audience; how to sharpen the argument for peer review; how to address the difference in scope and citation density between a dissertation and article; and what risks to watch for, such as over-explaining methodology or under-contextualising for a broader readership. Then produce a recommended article outline with section headings and word budget.