Description
This book is an indispensable guide to how to write articles, choose journals, and deal with revisions or rejection. Each chapter is written by a highly experienced journal editor - people who have actually made decisions on manuscripts and publication, as well as being eminent in their respective scientific field and written many articles themselves. It showcases parts of articles, discusses journal submission, outlines the resubmission process, and highlights systemic issues. Clear instructions are given on writing an empirical article, literature reviews, titles and abstracts, introductions, theories, hypotheses, methods and data analysis. Each part of the process is laid out from presenting results, to mapping-out a discussion and writing for referees. The integral skills of revising papers and ensuring a high impact are taught in 'article writing 101'. Whilst less intuitive knowledge is provided concerning publishing strategies, references, online submission, review systems, open access and ethical considerations.
Table of Contents
Part I. Kinds of Articles: 1. Writing an empirical article Daryl J. Bem; 2. Writing a literature review Nancy Eisenberg; Part II. Parts of Articles: 3. Titles and abstracts Robert J. Sternberg; 4. Introducing your research report: writing the introduction Philip C. Kendall, Lesley A. Norris, Lara S. Rifkin and Jennifer S. Silk; 5. Theories and hypotheses Robert J. Sternberg; 6. Writing about methods Harry T. Reis; 7. Data analyses that meet current standards of the profession Elena L. Grigorenko; 8. Results Peter Salovey; 9. Writing the discussion section Susan T. Fiske; 10. References Andrew N. Christopher and Andrea P. Francis; Part III. The Journal Submission and Resubmission Process: 11. Writing for your referees Robert J. Sternberg; 12. Dealing with reviews and overcoming rejection Henry L. Roediger, III, Kathleen B. McDermott and Eric Eich; 13. Rewriting the psychology paper Richard K. Wagner and Rachel E. Waters; 14. Writing a high-impact article Robert J. Sternberg; 15. Article writing 101: a crib sheet Robert J. Sternberg; 16. Selecting the right journal outlet for your paper Louis Tay and Ed Diener; 17. Journal publishing strategies Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams; 18. Online submission and review systems Todd Reitzel; Part IV. Systemic Issues: 19. Transparent science David Mellor, Simine Vazire and D. Stephen Lindsay; 20. Open Access Axel Cleeremans; 21. Ethical considerations in submitting articles Robert J. Sternberg; Part V. Conclusion: 22. Final comments about publishing in journals Robert J. Sternberg.
