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research CATALOGUE 2025|2026 9A Di Fabio %u2022 PJ HartungP McIlveen %u2022 M McMahon%u2022 B Morgan %u2022 S PanullaLC Theron %u2022 M van der Walt %u2022 M WatsonISBN 978-0-70218-915-9www.juta.co.za 978-0-70218-915-9A number of features make this book a valuable resource:%u2022%u0009 It provides an overview of the steps in writing for publication.%u2022%u0009 It discusses the writing style required for a draft article (manuscript).%u2022%u0009 It critically analyses questions such as %u2018Where and how do I begin to write an article?%u2019, %u2018How do I write the abstract?%u2019, %u2018How do I actually write the article?%u2019, %u2018How do I prepare the manuscript for submission?%u2019 and %u2018How do I deal with feedback on the manuscript?%u2019.%u2022%u0009 It clarifies the role of critical readers and the feedback process.%u2022%u0009 It examines the matter of open access and the issue of ethics in writing articles.%u2022%u0009 It provides practical guidelines on how to revise a manuscript before submission to a journal for review.Why do some academics manage to publish journal articles while others find it extremely hard to get published? First Steps in Journal Article Writing attempts to answer this important question. It is a much-needed introductory text for all academics, researchers, scholars and students in the social sciences interested in publishing their work. The decision to produce this book was motivated by the increased pressure in academia to publish research findings in cutting-edge scholarly journals. This book brings together and melds various perspectives, techniques and traditions in scholarly writing in an accessible, hands-on text that can be used to prepare manuscripts for submission to these journals.AbouT THe edITorProfessor J G (Kobus) Maree is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP) and editor of the South African Journal of Psychology. He has three doctorates, is internationally acknowledged for his work in career counselling, has received a number of awards for his work, and was recently awarded the Stals Prize for exceptional research and contributions to the discipline of Psychology. He was awarded the Chancellor%u2019s Award (UP) for Teaching and Learning Photo: Courtesy of University of Pretoriafor 2010 and the Exceptional Academic Achiever Award (UP) for the third time (2011%u00ad2013).First Steps in Journal Article WritingEdited by JG (Kobus) MareeFirst Steps in Journal Article Writing Edited by JG (Kobus) MareeSUITABLE FOR%u2022 Postgraduate students in all disciplines %u2022 Supervisors and academics in all disciplines.First Steps in Journal Article Writing JG (KOBUS) MAREE (EDITOR)This concise and practical volume guides the reader through the process of article writing for submission to scholarly journals. It provides helpful examples and clarification of the steps involved and will prove to be an invaluable resource for both novice and experienced researchers. 1st EDITION 2012 Ed136 PAGES978 1 48510 465 0 ZAR R349.00CONTENTS%u2022 Getting published: motives, personal qualities and methods %u2022 Identifying an appropriate journal and preparing the manuscript for submission %u2022 Writing the manuscript: standard guidelines %u2022 Preparing the abstract of a manuscript %u2022 Writing your first draft %u2022 Preparing the manuscript: technical considerations %u2022 Managing the peer review process %u2022 The ethics of article publications %u2022 Electronic submissions %u2022 Avoiding basic errors in scholarly writinge-BOOK