Winning Reviews A Guide for Evaluating Scholarly Writing [Hardcover]

This text examines the process of reviewing scholarly manuscripts. It considers topics including writing a review, evaluating different types of scholarly works and responding successfully to reviewer comments. Containing essays written by journal editors, scholars and reputed reviewers, it is valuable reading for novice and experienced academics.List of Tables and Figures Foreword: T.Lee Preface; Y.Baruch, S.E.Sullivan & H.Schepmyer Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART 1: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF REVIEWING Peer Reviews in the Production of Knowledge: Why I Stopped Worrying and learned to Appreciate the Flaws in the Review Process; R.L.Dipboye Reviewing as a Vital Professional Service; R.L.Priem & A.A.Rasheed To Review or Not to Review: When You Shouldn't Accept a Request to Review; A.M.Ryan PART 2: THE PRACTICE OF REVIEWING The Fundamentals of Reviewing; S.Sullivan, M.Crocitto, & S.M.Carraher Fairness as a Key Criterion in Reviewing; D.L.Shapiro & S.B.Sitkin Advice for the Novice Reviewer; H.Schepmyer, H.van Emmerik & C.Oliver The Effectiveness of the Reviewing Process; W.Starbuck, A.G.Bedeian & J.B.Miner PART 3: REVIEWING DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORKS Reviewing for Academic Journals: Qualitative-based Manuscripts; C.L.Cooper & J.Burgoyne Reviewing by the Numbers: Evaluating Quantitative Research; T.A.Scandura, J.G.Hunt & S.G.Baugh Reviewing for Scholarly Practitioner Journals; S.M.Puffer, J.Campbell Quick & D.J.McCarthy Reviewing Scholarly Books; W.Nord PART 4: ANSWERING REVIEWS TO GET PUBLISHED Revising to Be Published: Building Trust to Win the Acceptance of Journal Editors and Reviewers; S.A.Zahra & D.O.Neubaum To Revise and Resubmit or Not: That is the Question; Y.Baruch & Y.Altman Communicating More Effectively with Editors: Strategies for Authors and Reviewers; D.C.Feldman Index

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