Preparing Research Articles (Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods)

104 Pages·2008·0.45 MB·English

by  Bruce A. Thyer

Preparing Research Articles
P O C K E T G U I D E S T O
SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH METHODS
Series Editor
Tony Tripodi, DSW
Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University
Determining Sample Size:
Balancing Power, Precision, and Practicality
Patrick Dattalo
BRUCE A. THYER
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Acknowledgments
All of us are shaped by our environments, physical and interpersonal.
I can trace back the genesis of this book to almost 30 years ago, when
I began my PhD studies in thejoint Doctoral Program in SocialWork
and Social Science at the University of Michigan. The University of
MichiganSchoolofSocialWorkwasheadedbyDeanPhilipFellin,and
the Doctoral Program was directed by Professor Yeheskel (Zeke) Ha-
zenfeld. The social work faculty, whom I was fortunate to be able to
receiveinstructionfrom,includedEdwinThomas,TonyTripodi,David
Himle, Sheila Feld, Norma Radin, Jack Rothman, and Charles Garvin,
while in psychology I learned from luminaries such as Hazel Markus,
Robert Zajonc, James McConnell, and Richard Nisbett. My major
professorwasapsychologistnamedJamesPapsdorf,whowasincredibly
supportive, and a wonderful psychiatrist over in the Department of
Psychiatry named George Curtis proved to be an ideal clinical and re-
search mentor, as were my psychiatric colleagues Oliver Cameron and
RandolphNesse.Mytolerantandmuchappreciatedclinicalsocialwork
supervisor was David Neale. While I would not want any of these col-
leaguestobeblamedformyprofessionalmisstepsoverthepast30years,
I would like to acknowledge the positive instrumental role that they
played in my professional development. I am most grateful to them
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and to my Doctoral Program. I dedicate this book to two other
important influences in my professional life, Alisa Rosenbaum and
FriedrichA.Hayek.
BruceA. Thyer
Tallahassee, FL
Contents
1 The Importance of Journal Articles 1
2 Targeting One or More Potential Journals 13
3 Preparing the Manuscript 33
4 Submitting the Manuscript 67
5 Dealing with RevisionsandRejections 72
6 Your Obligations as a PublishedAuthor 76
References 85
Suggested Further Reading 89
Index 91
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