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| Foreword | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Getting Published: Motives, Personal Qualities and Methods | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why publish? | |
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| What it takes to publish successfully | |
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| How to get published | |
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| Submit | |
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| A note about reviewing | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| References | |
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| Sample manuscript outlines | |
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| Sample covering letter on first submission | |
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| Sample resubmission covering letter | |
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| Sample manuscript review | |
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| Identifying an Appropriate Journal and Preparing the Manuscript for Submission | |
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| Introduction | |
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| When to decide where to publish | |
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| Analysing a journal | |
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| Different types of texts | |
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| Testing ideas for articles at various forums | |
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| Starting to write: writing the outline | |
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| Role of critical readers | |
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| Meeting technical requirements | |
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| Language editing | |
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| Before submitting | |
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| Designing a checklist | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Writing the Manuscript: Standard Guidelines | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General hints | |
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| Abstract | |
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| Writing the body of the text | |
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| Tables and figures | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| References | |
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| Drawing up a brief checklist that can help you decide whether your manuscript is ready for submission | |
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| Submitting your manuscript | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix 3.1: Possible reviewer comments | |
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| Preparing the Abstract of a Manuscript | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definition | |
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| Technical aspects of the abstract | |
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| Structure of an abstract | |
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| Keywords | |
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| Examples of abstract guidelines | |
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| Practical suggestions for writing an abstract | |
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| Examples of abstracts | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| References | |
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| Writing Your First Draft | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Before you write your first draft | |
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| Questions that need to be answered before writing your draft manuscript | |
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| The issue of style | |
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| Differences between thesis writing and draft manuscript writing | |
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| The issue of authorship | |
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| Creating the outline for your draft manuscript | |
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| Writing the draft manuscript | |
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| After you have written the first draft | |
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| Concluding the first-draft process | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Reference | |
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| Preparing the Manuscript: Technical Considerations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Revising and proofreading the manuscript before submission | |
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| Language in the manuscript | |
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| Layout of the manuscript | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix 6.1: Example of a reviewer's report | |
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| Managing the Peer Review Process | |
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| Now what do I do? | |
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| Dump the doubt | |
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| Peer reviewers: gatekeepers or critical friends? | |
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| Preparing to respond | |
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| Write to the editor | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| The Ethics of Article Publications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Scientific integrity | |
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| Responsible authorship | |
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| Participant respect | |
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| Accurate and meaningful reporting | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Electronic Submissions | |
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| Open access and related concepts | |
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| Do scholarly articles with open access status attract more citations than those without? | |
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| Submitting manuscripts online | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| References | |
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| Useful websites and suggested reading | |
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| Avoiding Basic Errors in Scholarly Writing | |
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| Scientific writing | |
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| Say what you mean: language issues | |
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| Critical reading and critical reader | |
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| The title of the manuscript | |
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| The abstract | |
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| The introduction | |
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| Methodology section | |
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| Results | |
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| Discussion and interpretation | |
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| Conclusions and recommendations | |
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| Tables and figures | |
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| The references | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |