Description
Book SynopsisWrite It Up is for anyone writing an empirical article in APA Style amp reg , from beginners facing their first article to old dogs looking for new writing strategies. Your academic writing will be more influential if you approach it reflectively and strategically. Based on his experience as an author, journal editor, and peer reviewer, Paul J. Silvia offers sage and witty advice on problems like picking journals cultivating the right tone and style for your article managing collaborative projects and coauthors crafting effective Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion sections and submitting and resubmitting papers to journals. Write It Up features: amp bull readable and amusing, the book shows, step-by-step, how to plan and organize your academic writing and amp bull uses real-world examples to illustrate how to improve writing style and write better articles.
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Write It Up is a book that should be on the shelves of every aspiring writer, academic and researcher. * Child Adolescent Social Work Journal *
The discussion is so well rounded, topical, and useful for one's career, this book should be required supplemental reading in graduate school for courses such as research methods. * Doody's Review Service *
Its reasonable price, logical organization, and practical suggestions make it a reference that anyone who wants to have a better understanding of how to get articles published in their journal of choice might benefit from owning. * PsycCRITIQUES *
From practical advice on grammar to tips, tricks, and common pitfalls when co-authoring papers,
Write it Up is an absolute must-have for any scientific or academic seeking to build their reputation through published journal articles. * Midwest Book Review *
Table of Contents Preface
Introduction
I. Planning and Prepping
- How and When to Pick a Journal
- Tone and Style
- Writing With Others: Tips for Coauthored Papers
II. Writing the Article
- Writing the Introduction
- Writing the Method
- Writing the Results
- Writing the Discussion
- Arcana and Miscellany: From Titles to Footnotes
III. Publishing Your Writing
- Dealing With Journals: Submitting, Resubmitting, and Reviewing
- One of Many: Building a Body of Work
References
Index
About the Author
