Robert M Milardo

Crafting Scholarship in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Writing, Reviewing, and Editing

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book that explores the cornerstones of creating scholarship -- writing, editing, and reviewing -- within the context of the editorial and peer review process. Examples from successful editors and authors from the behavioral and social sciences provide helpful tips. Writing journal articles, acceptance/rejection letters, book reviews, book chapters, and books (including the original proposal), are explored. Each chapter includes Best Practices and Writer's Resource boxes, Interviews with the Experts, discussion questions, case studies, and suggested readings. Graduate students and new and experienced professionals will appreciate this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781138787834
• ISBN-10: 1138787833
• Artikelnr.: 40816726

Autorenporträt

Robert M. Milardo is Professor of Family Relations at the University of Maine, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Crafting Scholarship: An Introduction Unit 1: Writing for Journals
Grants
and Books 2. Writing Journal Articles 3. Writing Theory and Review 4. Writing Book Reviews 5. Writing Book Proposals
Books
and Chapters in Edited Books Unit 2: The Experience of Writing 6. Managing Risk
Criticism
and the Drunken Monkeys 7. Establishing Successful Writing Practices 8. How Successful Writers Work: Place and Ritual Unit 3: Reviewing and Editing 9. Crafting Effective Peer Reviews 10. Editors and How They Work