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To Write or Not to Write with Discipline?: Writing Error-Based Predictors of Editor's Decision of Manuscripts Submitted to "Research in the Schools"
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Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Hwang, Eunjin – Research in the Schools, 2017
Much has been written about the importance of writing with discipline in order to increase the publishability of manuscripts submitted to journals for consideration for publication. More specifically, empirical evidence has been provided that links American Psychological Association (APA) errors, citation errors, reference list errors, and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Editing, Decision Making, Periodicals
Advice for Writing a Thesis (Based on What Examiners Do)
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Golding, Clinton – Open Review of Educational Research, 2017
In the article, "What examiners do: What thesis students should know", we identified 11 things that thesis examiners do as they read and judge a thesis. But, we left a gap in the research: knowing this, What should thesis students do to write for their examiners? In this article, I fill the gap. The advice for thesis students is: first,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Theses, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
A Sixteen Journal Study of Accuracy of Direct Quotes and Associated Reference List Entries.
White, Arden; And Others – 1991
A study examined the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries and direct quotes selected from all 1988 issues of 16 social and biological science journals. All departures from the original (additions, omissions, or changes) were labelled as either a word or punctuation deviation. Of the 402 quotes verified, 33.33%…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Editing, Error Patterns, Reliability