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ERIC Number: EJ1246976
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1085-5300
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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"
Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Hwang, Eunjin
Research in the Schools, v24 n2 pi-vi Fall 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 grammatical errors to manuscript rejection by the editor. However, each of these types of writing errors has been studied in isolation. Thus, in this study, we analyzed simultaneously these 4 sets of errors in 56 manuscripts submitted to the journal "Research in the Schools" over a 3-year period. Number of reference list errors was the best predictor of manuscript disposition, followed by number of APA errors. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA). Web site: http://www.msera.org/publications-rits.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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