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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 | |