The Handbook Of Scholarly Writing And Publishing

The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing is a groundbreaking resource that offers emerging and experienced scholars from all disciplines a comprehensive review of the essential elements needed to craft scholarly papers and other writing suitable for submission to academic journals. The authors discuss the components of different types of manuscripts, explain the submission process, and offer readers suggestions for working with editors and coauthors, dealing with rejection, and rewriting and resubmitting their work. They include advice for developing quality writing skills, outline the fundamentals of a good review, and offer guidance for becoming an excellent manuscript reviewer.

"One of those rare books that will teach you something new every time you pick it up. It belongs on the desks of emerging scholars and writing professors everywhere."—Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor, The State University of New York

"Rocco and Hatcher have done every scholar, doctoral student, and committee chair a huge favor by putting this book together. Now in one place we can find resources to help graduate students and scholars get over their writing blocks and fear of writing, and learn how to write successfully."—Alan L. Carsrud, Loretta Rogers Chair of Entrepreneurship Research, Ryerson University, and associate editor, Journal of Small Business Management

"This handbook performs a valuable service by collecting the wisdom of scholars from different disciplines and countries and offering publishing guidance that is both rigorous and systematic. Everyone who writes for scholarly publication will benefit from the insights provided by this book."—Tom Radko, editor, Journal of Scholarly Publishing

Tonette S. Rocco is associate professor of the Adult Education and Human Resource Development Program at Florida International University and coeditor of New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development.

Tim Hatcher is associate professor of Human Resource Development and Adult Education at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, and former editor of Human Resource Development Quarterly.

Preface.

About the Editors.

About the Authors.

Part One: Becoming a Published Scholar.

1 Reasons to Write, Writing Opportunities, and Other Considerations (Tonette S. Rocco).

2 Publishing in Peer-Reviewed and Nonrefereed Journals: Processes, Strategies, and Tips (Gary J. Skolits, Ralph G. Brockett and Roger Hiemstra).

3 Learning to Write: Wisdom from Emerging Scholars (Claire Kostopulos Nackoney, Sunny L. Munn and Jesus Fernandez).

4 Scholarly Reading as a Model for Scholarly Writing (Mike Wallace and Allison Wray).

5 Working with Tensions: Writing for Publication During Your Doctorate (Alison Lee and Claire Aitchison).

6 The Process of Transforming the Dissertation or Thesis into Publication (Anthony H. Normore).

Part Two: Improving Writing Techniques

7 Writing with Authority: Pitfalls and Pit Stops (Erwin H. Epstein).

8 Finding Voice: Appreciating Audience (Monica Lee).

9 Creating a Whole from the Parts: Qualities of Good Writing (Andrea D. Ellinger and Baiyin Yang).

10 Developing a Research Problem and Purpose Statement (Ronald L. Jacobs).

Part Three: Preparing Scholarly Manuscripts.

11 Writing a Literature Review (Susan Imel).

12 Increasing the Odds of Publishing a Qualitative Manuscript (Tonette S. Rocco and Maria S. Plakhotnik).

13 Increasing the Likelihood of Publishing of Quantitative Manuscripts (Isadore Newman and Carole Newman).

14 Writing Research Articles Using Mixed Methods: Methodological Considerations to Help You Get Published (Isadore Newman, David Newman and Carole Newman).

15 Writing Theory, Conceptual, and Position Articles for Publication (Gary N. McLean).

16 Creating and Publishing Nonrefereed Manuscripts: How to Write Editorials and Book Reviews (Tim Hatcher and Kimberly S. McDonald).

Part Four: Reflecting on the Writing and Publishing Process.

17 Why Writers Should Also Be Reviewers (Robert Donmoyer).

18 Addressing Feedback from Reviewers and Editors (Stephen D. Brookfield).

19 International and Cross-Cultural Issues in Scholarly Publishing (AAhad Osman-Gani and Rob Poell).

20 Working with Coauthors (Ann I. Nevin, Jacqueline S. Thousand and Richard A. Villa).

21 Writing as Mentoring (Bradley C. Courtenay, Ronald M. Cerveron and John M. Dirkx).

Resources: Further Reading for Scholarly Writing (Maria S. Plakhotnik and M. Brad Shuck).

Index.