Table
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PART I |
A PRIMER ON WRITING AND PUBLISHING |
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Anatomy of
Writing Cynthia Saver |
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Why
Write? |
3 |
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Anatomy
of Writing |
4 |
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Breaking
Down Barriers |
12 |
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Publishing
Process |
14 |
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Anatomy
of Writing Lessons |
19 |
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2 |
Finding, Refining, and
Defining a Topic Patricia
Dwyer Schull and Cynthia Saver |
21 |
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Finding
a Topic |
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Refining
a Topic |
26 |
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Defining
a Topic |
29 |
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The
Value of a Good Idea |
31 |
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3 |
How to Select and Query
a Publication Cynthia
Saver |
33 |
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Finding
a Journal |
34 |
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Making
Choices |
35 |
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Key
Steps to Making a Choice |
41 |
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Framing
a Good Query |
41 |
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Choose
Wisely |
50 |
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Finding and Documenting
Sources Leslie H. Nicoll |
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Why
Citations are Necessary |
51 |
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The
Essence of Documentation |
54 |
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Style
Manuals |
55 |
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Databases |
58 |
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Finding
What You’re Looking For |
59 |
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Bibliography
Database Managers |
61 |
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Solid
Researching |
63 |
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Organizing the
Article Mary Alexander |
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Basic
Format of the Article |
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Types
of Flow |
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Types
of Articles |
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Organize
for Success |
81 |
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Writing
Effectively Julie A. Goldsmith |
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Language
Tools |
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Sharpening
Your Writing |
89 |
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Communication
as a Tool |
95 |
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All About Tables,
Figures, Graphs, Illustrations, and Photos Susanne J.
Pavlovich-Danis |
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Language
of Graphics |
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Tables |
101 |
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Figures |
103 |
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Illustrations |
108 |
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Making
the Most of Graphics |
115 |
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Submissions and
Revisions Tina Marretti |
117 |
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First
Impressions Count |
118 |
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Formal
Submission |
120 |
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Review
and Revision |
122 |
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Early
Online Publication |
129 |
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Be
Persistent |
130 |
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Publishing for Global
Authors Susan Gennaro |
131 |
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English
and Science |
131 |
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Pathway
to Success |
138 |
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Legal and Ethical
Issues Nancy J. Brent |
141 |
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Copyright |
141 |
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Copyright
and Publishing |
145 |
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Ethics
of Publishing |
152 |
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Confidentiality
and Privacy |
153 |
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Plagiarism
and Redundant Publishing |
155 |
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Satisfaction
in Print |
157 |
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Promoting Yourself and
Your Work Renee Wilmeth |
161 |
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What
is a Platform? |
162 |
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Promoting
Your Work |
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Getting
Comfortable |
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PART II |
WRITING FOR DIFFERENT STYLES AND PLATFORMS |
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Writing the Clinical
Article Cheryl L. Mee |
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Clinical
and Scholarly Articles |
178 |
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Write
It! |
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A Word
About References |
185 |
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Setting
a Timeline |
191 |
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Keep
it Simple |
191 |
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Writing for Scholarly
and Research Journals Shaké Ketefian |
193 |
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Anatomy
of a Research Article |
193 |
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Reporting
Quantitative Studies |
194 |
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Describing
Meta-Analysis |
199 |
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Reporting
Qualitative Research |
202 |
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Converting
Fugitive Literature |
205 |
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Writing
Other Scholarly Articles |
207 |
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Writing Abstracts for
Podium and Poster Presentations Rose Sherman |
211 |
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All
About Abstracts |
212 |
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Writing
Effective Abstracts |
216 |
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Abstract
Review |
219 |
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Case
Example |
220 |
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Presenting
Your Work |
223 |
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From
Conference Presentation to Article |
226 |
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Writing a Book or Book
Chapter Sandra M. Nettina |
229 |
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Idea
to Proposal |
230 |
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Contributors
and Coauthors |
238 |
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Contract |
242 |
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Setting
a Schedule |
242 |
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Following
Submission Guidelines |
243 |
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Yes,
You Can |
244 |
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Writing for
Online Leslie H. Nicoll |
245 |
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Online
Journals |
245 |
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Online
Writing |
246 |
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Slogs |
248 |
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Social
Networking |
253 |
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Bottom
Line: Does Any of this Count as Scholarly Writing? |
254 |
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Writing a Nursing
Narrative Judith Mitiguy |
257 |
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The
Nature of Narratives |
257 |
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Benefits
of Narratives |
258 |
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Exemplars |
259 |
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Publishing
Your Narrative |
261 |
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Types
of Narratives |
262 |
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Getting
Started |
267 |
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Tips
for Writing Narratives |
268 |
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The
Power of Storytelling |
269 |
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On the Road to Writing
Continuing Education Nan
Callender-Price |
273 |
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How to
Get Started |
274 |
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Write
the Narrative |
280 |
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Test
Knowledge |
286 |
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Journey’s
End |
292 |
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19 |
Writing for a General
Audience Pamela J. Haylock |
295 |
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Goals
of Writing for a General Audience |
295 |
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Basics
of Writing for the General Public |
296 |
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Publishing
Opportunities |
301 |
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Reader
Feedback |
302 |
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Make
the Leap |
304 |
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Appendixes |
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A |
Parts of Speech |
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B |
Additional Resources |
313 |
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C |
Ten Tips for Editing
Checklist |
321 |
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D |
Proofing Checklist |
323 |
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Index |
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