How to publish your communication research : an insider's guide / edited by Alison Alexander, W. James Potter ; with contributions by James A. Anderson ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alexander, Alison.

Potter, W. James.

Anderson, James A. (James Arthur), 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship--Marketing.

Authorship.

Academic writing.

Scholarly publishing.

Physical Description:

ix, 161 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2001]

Summary:

Well-known journal editors and Communication scholars Alison Alexander and W. James Potter provide an insider??'s guide to getting published in scholarly communication journals. Alexander and Potter begin with a review of the manuscript submission process followed by coverage of writing traps that should be avoided. Additional chapters, written by eight other distinguished journal editors, tell prospective authors what editors and reviewers look for when deciding which articles should be published and which should not.

Researchers, students, and professionals will find helpful and practical discussions on writing literature reviews, theoretical essays, quantitative and qualitative studies, interpretive inquiries, and critical, cultural and historical essays.

Contents:

1. The Manuscript Submission Process / Alison Alexander 1

2. Avoiding Writing Traps / W. James Potter 13

3. The Challenge of Writing the Literature Review: Synthesizing Research for Theory and Practice / Steven Chaffee, Debra Lieberman 23

4. The Challenge of Writing the Theoretical Essay / Judee K. Burgoon 47

5. The Challenge of Writing the Quantitative Study / Alan M. Rubin 57

6. The Challenge of Writing the Qualitative Study / Thomas R. Lindlof 77

7. The Challenge of Writing the Interpretive Inquiry / James A. Anderson 97

8. The Challenge of Writing the Critical/Cultural Essay / Clifford G. Christians 113

9. The Challenge of Writing the Historical Essay / Jean Folkerts 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761921796

076192180X

OCLC:

47100979