How to List Publications on Your Next Resume

Create a publications section
Publications should be placed in their own section on your resume. However, you may be wondering where is the best location to place your publications section on your resume. The typical resume format is as follows:

• Personalized header
• Resume summary or objective
• Skills section
• Work experience section
• Education section

Some job seekers may consider placing their publications in one of those sections. However, publications won’t be highlighted effectively by mixing them in a work experience section or an education section.Creating a separate section for your publications and placing it below the education section is the best practice. You can neatly format your publications in reverse-chronological order by year of publication to show off your most recent achievements.

List only the most relevant publications
Though you might be proud of all your publications, you should only list those that pertain to the job description or academic program that you are applying to. For instance, if you are trying to get into a doctorate program in the humanities field, you don’t want to list your experience as a keynote speaker for a biology conference in the publications section.

Using only specific academic publications can also help your application get through an applicant tracking system (ATS). These systems are designed to scan for particular keywords that will let a recruiter know if the applicant has the right experience for the job or program. Taking keywords from the job description or course description can be a great way to push your application to be read by an actual recruiter and moved to the top of the list.

Include all necessary information
If the hiring manager decides to look into your publications for the hiring process, you want to ensure they can find them. Here is the information about your publications to include within the publications section:

• Title of article/Name of the journal with the issue number and volume number
• Publication date
• All author names (including co-authors)
• Page numbers of publication
• Summary of the article/publication

You can format your publications section in an MLA or APA-style bibliography. That way, the potential employer will have an easier time scanning through your works that best display your expertise.