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From a Research Project to a Journal Article

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Writing for Publication

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Very few dissertations make a successful transition to an article or book, even though degree recipients are encouraged by their committee members to pursue publication. From an editor’s perspective, the problem here is that the authors of these lengthy documents do not know how to distill a work to its very essence or how to revise it for a readership beyond the dissertation committee. Although this problem has been discussed in the literature, practical guidance has been lacking. This chapter explains how to plan a study, collect the data, and fashion it into a research article. The chapter offers a widely accepted structure (IMRaD) that guides the writing of a research report and supports publication from the outset. It clearly explains how to write the title, abstract, and each section of a research report. In addition, it offers a checklist for self-evaluation of a research manuscript and a series of steps necessary to prepare the work for publication. The many activities included have value both for inexperienced and experienced writers.

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    Mary Renck Jalongo

  2. Teaching & Learning, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

    Olivia N. Saracho

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Renck Jalongo, M., Saracho, O.N. (2016). From a Research Project to a Journal Article. In: Writing for Publication. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31650-5_7

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