Table of Contents

• List of Tables and Figures
• Editorial Staff and Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Scholarly Writing and Publishing Principles
• Types of Articles and Papers
• ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN PUBLISHING
• Ensuring the Accuracy of Scientific Findings
• Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Research Participants and Subjects
• Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
• 2. Paper Elements and Format
• Required Elements
• Paper Elements
• Format
• Organization
• SAMPLE PAPERS
• 3. Journal Article Reporting Standards
• Overview of Reporting Standards
• Common Reporting Standards Across Research Designs
• Reporting Standards for Quantitative Research
• Reporting Standards for Qualitative Research
• Reporting Standards for Mixed Methods Research
• 4. Writing Style and Grammar
• EFFECTIVE SCHOLARLY WRITING
• Continuity and Flow
• Conciseness and Clarity
• GRAMMAR AND USAGE
• Verbs
• Pronouns
• Sentence Construction
• Strategies to Improve Your Writing
• 5. Bias-Free Language Guidelines
• General Guidelines for Reducing Bias
• Reducing Bias by Topic
• 6. Mechanics of Style
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Capitalization
• Italics
• Abbreviations
• Numbers
• Statistical and Mathematical Copy
• Presentation of Equations
• Lists
• 7. Tables and Figures
• General Guidelines for Tables and Figures
• Tables
• SAMPLE TABLES
• Figures
• SAMPLE FIGURES
• 8. Works Credited in the Text
• General Guidelines for Citation
• Works Requiring Special Approaches to Citation
• In-Text Citations
• Paraphrases and Quotations
• 9. Reference List
• Reference Categories
• Principles of Reference List Entries
• REFERENCE ELEMENTS
• Author
• Date
• Title
• Source
• Reference Variations
• Reference List Format and Order
• 10. Reference Examples
• Author Variations
• Date Variations
• Title Variations
• Source Variations
• Textual Works
• Data Sets, Software, and Tests
• Audiovisual Media
• Online Media
• 11. Legal References
• General Guidelines for Legal References
• Legal Reference Examples
• 12. Publication Process
• Preparing for Publication
• Understanding the Editorial Publication Process
• Manuscript Preparation
• Copyright and Permission Guidelines
• During and After Publication
• Credits for Adapted Tables, Figures, and Papers
• References
• Index