Write It Up: Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles (APA Lifetools: Books for the General Public)

« How do you write good research articles - articles that are interesting, compelling, and easy to understand? How do you write papers that influence the field instead of falling into obscurity? Write It Up offers a practical and revealing look at how productive researchers write strong articles. The book's guiding idea is that academics should write to make an impact, not just to get something published somewhere. Your work will be more influential if you approach it reflectively and strategically. Based on his experience as an author, journal editor, and reviewer, Paul Silvia offers systematic approaches to problems like picking journals; cultivating the right tone and style; managing collaborative projects and coauthors; crafting effective Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion sections; and submitting and resubmitting papers to journals. With its light-hearted style and practical advice, Write It Up will help graduate students struggling with writing their first paper, early career professors who need advice on how to write better articles, and seasoned academic writers looking to refresh their writing strategy or style. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur Write It Up is for anyone writing an empirical article in APA Style®, 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: readable and amusing, the book shows, step-by-step, how to plan and organize your academic writing; and uses real-world examples to illustrate how to improve writing style and write better articles. Your academic writing will be more influential if you approach it reflectively and strategically. Based on his experience as an author, journal editor, and reviewer, Paul 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. This book is for anyone writing an empirical article in APA Style, from beginners facing their first article to old dogs looking for new writing strategies. Features: Readable and amusing, the book shows, step-by-step, how to plan and organize your academic writing; Uses real-world examples to illustrate how to improve writing style and write better articles Contents Preface Introduction I Planning and Prepping 1 How and When to Pick a Journal 2 Tone and Style 3 Writing With Others: Tips for Coauthored Papers II Writing the Article 4 Writing the Introduction 5 Writing the Method 6 Writing the Results 7 Writing the Discussion 8 Arcana and Miscellany: From Titles to Footnotes III Publishing Your Writing 9 Dealing With Journals: Submitting, Resubmitting, and Reviewing 10 One of Many: Building a Body of Work References Index About the Author