Guide to Publishing in Psychology JournalsRobert J. Sternberg The Guide to Publishing in Psychology Journals is a complete guide to writing psychology articles for publication. It goes beyond the formal requirements to the tacit or unspoken knowledge that is key to writing effective articles and to gaining acceptance by quality journals. Thus, the information in this book is of a kind that cannot be found in publication manuals or formal guides to writing. The book emphasizes empirical articles, but also discusses theoretical articles and the role of theory in empirical articles, as well as literature-review articles. The editor and the authors of book chapters all have edited major journals in the field of psychology. The final chapter is a compilation of 50 tips taken from the individual chapters. |
Contents
Writing an Empirical Article | 3 |
Writing a Literature Review | 17 |
PARTS OF AN ARTICLE | 35 |
Titles and Abstracts They Only Sound Unimportant | 37 |
Introducing Your Research Report Writing the Introduction | 41 |
Theories and Hypotheses | 58 |
Writing Effectively about Design | 81 |
Doing Data Analyses and Writing Up Their Results Selected Tricks and Artifices | 98 |
What Does It All Mean The Discussion | 133 |
Documenting Your Scholarship Citations and References | 146 |
DEALING WITH REFEREES | 159 |
Writing for Your Referees | 161 |
Reading Reviews Suffering Rejection and Advocating for Your Paper | 169 |
Rewriting the Psychology Paper | 187 |
CONCLUSION | 197 |
Article Writing 101 A Crib Sheet of 50 Tips for the Final Exam | 199 |
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