ERIC Number: EJ713656
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun-1
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Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Writing for Publication: A Controlled Art
Henson, Kenneth T.
Phi Delta Kappan, v86 n10 p772 Jun 2005
This article marks the 11th entry in a continuing series of biennial articles that have reported on surveys of the editors of more than 50 prominent education journals. The current survey differs from the previous 10 in that it had a 68% rate of return, compared to an average of over 90% for the others. With the previous surveys, the author followed the same steps to ensure a high rate of return: keeping the questionnaire to a one-page maximum, sending a letter in advance announcing that the questionnaire would be coming, and sending a carefully constructed cover letter with the questionnaire explaining why it was important for recipients to complete and return it. The only thing the author did differently this time is that he omitted a final step that he performed for the previous surveys: phoning those editors who failed to return their questionnaires. With his biennial survey of the editors of various education journals, the author takes the guesswork out of getting an article into print. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Publishing Industry, Writing for Publication, Journal Articles, Workshops, Writing Skills
Phi Delta Kappa International, Inc., 408 N. Union St., P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789. Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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