“This book provides a number of valuable observations applicable to the helping professions. Professor Furman emphasizes writing as a skill rather than an art and emphasizes the relationship between writing journal articles and practice. The exercises are useful to anyone getting started or experiencing writer's block.”

- Wynne S. Korr, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Donald Brieland, University of Illinois

Rich Furman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Writing scholarly articles can be a daunting experience, but it is a necessary task for many in the human service field. Furman takes a hands-on approach to helping readers succeed at scholarly writing and publishing. Using practice guidelines, case examples, and written exercises, he leads readers through each step of the publication process, from idea generation to revision and collaboration. The result is an invaluable reference book for scholars and practitioners alike.

Key Features

• Clearly outlines the steps to publication
• Helpful exercises accompany each chapter
• Central case study featured throughout text
• Written for both scholars and practitioners in the human service fields such as education, nursing, public health, social work, etc.
• A useful resource for master’s thesis seminars, doctoral dissertation seminars, and other professional development courses in masters and doctoral programs
• Provides valuable information on conducting research
• Includes tips for improving rejected articles and avoiding writer’s block
• Easy to read, entertaining, and inspiring

Contents

Chapter 1:	Why Write and Publish? Exploring and Increasing Motivation
Chapter 2:	Self-Assessment of Writing Ability Karmen Begins Her Journey Self-Assessment of Writing Ability
Chapter 3:	Writing as a Disciplined Practice   Writing as a Practice Production Goals Writing Is Not Rewriting Freewriting The Academic Notebook Mind Mapping
Chapter 4:	Types of Scholarly Publications Qualitative Studies Case Studies Practice Wisdom Literature Review Descriptions of Practice Theoretical Formulations Policy Studies Teaching and Pedagogy Autoethnography Artistic or Creative Presentations Letters to the Editor Book Reviews Quantitative Studies
Chapter 5:	Selecting a Journal Why Is Journal Selection Important? Finding and Evaluating Journals Evaluating a Journal
Chapter 6:	Submitting Your Manuscript Editors Are People, Too Peer Review The Details of Submission Managing the Review Process Revisions Not Again! After All That, Rejection? Upon Acceptance Karmen's Experience
Chapter 7:	Collaboration Mentor-Mentee Collaboration The Writing Group The Issue of Authorship
Chapter 8:	Ethics, Pitfalls, and Problems Originality of Ideas and Plagiarism Ethics in Research Simultaneous Submissions Ethics of Authorship Ethical Obligations of Mentors and Senior Scholars Journals' Obligations to Authors Karmen Confronts the Ethics of Authorship Pitfalls
Chapter 9:	Conclusion

Appendix
        Writing Resources
        Sources for Locating Journals
        Sample Letter to the Editor
        Sample Submission Letter
        Sample Revision Letter
        Sample Revision Letter
References
Index

About the Author

Rich Furman (PhD, Yeshiva University; MSW, University of Pennsylvania) is associate professor and BSW coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He specializes in social work practice with Latinos and expressive qualitative research. Professor Furman's work has been published extensively in many leading social work journals both nationally and internationally.

2007, Paper, 128 Pages, ISBN 978-1-933478-07-4, Price $19.95