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| List of Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction: The Book, Its Philosophy and Its Focus | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why publish what we write? | |
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| What are perceived barriers to successful writing? | |
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| How can we succeed? | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Websites | |
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| The Basics of Writing for Publication and the Steps to Success: Getting Started | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Barriers to writing | |
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| Getting started | |
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| The process of publishing | |
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| What happens next? | |
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| References | |
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| Writing a Conference Abstract and Paper | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How to write an abstract | |
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| How to write a conference presentation | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Writing for Publication: The Book Review | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Personal experience | |
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| What are the different types of media for review? | |
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| Does writing a review differ from other scholarly publications? | |
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| Why write book/media reviews? | |
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| Writing successful and effective book/media reviews | |
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| Tips for writing effective book/media reviews: avoiding the pitfalls | |
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| Dealing with Review Editors | |
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| Starting slow or ready to go? | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| Writing for Publication: The Journal Article | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What message and to whom? | |
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| Targeting a journal | |
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| Read the guidelines | |
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| Reading the guidelines | |
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| Writing and organising the article | |
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| Writing the paper | |
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| Submitting your manuscript | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Writing for Publication: The Book | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why write a book? | |
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| Getting started | |
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| Contacting a publisher | |
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| Writing a book proposal | |
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| Writing on your own: key issues to consider | |
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| Writing with others: key issues to consider | |
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| The process of writing a book: key issues to consider | |
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| Tips for successful management of writing a book | |
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| Tips for being a book editor and author | |
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| What comes next? | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| Writing for Publication: The Essential Literature Review | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Decide the question/aims/objectives | |
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| Identify the search strategy | |
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| Identifying bias in the literature | |
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| Critically evaluating the literature | |
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| Assessing quality issues in randomised controlled clinical trials | |
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| Assessing quality issues in qualitative studies | |
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| Write the review | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Websites | |
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| Writing for Publication: Turning Assignments into Publishable Works | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Get advice on writing your work for publication | |
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| Role of supervisors/authorship | |
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| What type of publication? | |
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| Editing research dissertations and theses for publication | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Writing for Publication: Turning the Conference Paper into Publishable Works | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The benefits of turning a conference paper into a published work | |
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| Ethical considerations | |
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| The barriers to turning the conference paper into publishable work | |
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| Strategies for success | |
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| Start with the end in mind | |
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| The title | |
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| The introduction | |
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| Developing your presentation and manuscript concurrently | |
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| Writing the conclusion | |
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| Timeline | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Websites | |
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| The Editorial Process | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Who are editors? | |
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| What is editing about? | |
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| Who else is involved? | |
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| What do editors look for in an article? | |
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| Editorial boards | |
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| What happens to your manuscript? | |
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| Digital object identifiers | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Compiling issues of the journal | |
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| Media exposure | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Websites | |
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| Being a Journal Reviewer: Good Practice in Reviewing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What is peer review? | |
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| Types of peer review | |
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| The role of a reviewer | |
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| What do we look for in a reviewer? | |
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| What do we expect from reviewers? | |
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| Reviewing for an international nursing education/practice journal: additional issues | |
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| What the editor and publisher can do for the reviewer? | |
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| Why become a reviewer? | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Websites | |
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| Ethical and Legal Aspects of Publishing: Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Issues | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Dilemma of ethics in publishing | |
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| Conflict of interest or competing interests | |
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| Summary and conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Websites | |
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| The World Wide Web and Its Potential for Publication | |
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| Introduction to web publishing | |
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| Open access publishing and open access self-archiving | |
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| BioMed Central | |
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| Publication fees | |
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| Peer review, quality, timeliness and impact | |
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| Depositing in a repository | |
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| Funding bodies and open access mandates | |
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| Electronic theses and dissertations | |
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| Web publishing, patient information and best practice | |
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| Communities of interest | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Dissemination of Published Work: The Process and the Value | |
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| Chapter aim | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The value of disseminating your work | |
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| Strategies for dissemination of findings | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Other Forms of Writing: Letters, Commentaries and Editorials | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Good practice and ethics of critical commentary | |
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| Submission procedures for alternative publishing opportunities | |
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| Letters | |
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| Commentaries | |
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| Editorials | |
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| 'New generation' commenting facilities | |
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| Submission process and good practice | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Website | |
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| Where Do We Go from Here? Action Planning for Writing and Publishing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What can we do? | |
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| Activities that will support your writing | |
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| Organising your life as a writer | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |