Basic advice for manuscript preparation for junior faculty members and graduate students.

From: College Student Journal | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Brewer, Ernest W.; Marmon, Dora; McMahan-Landers, Jama | Copyright information

Although publication of scholarly articles yields numerous rewards, the journey to becoming published can be quite stressful. Preparing a manuscript for scholarly publication requires extensive time and effort. For new and future faculty, the task can be especially daunting. Approaching writing as a process simplifies the task. This article provides some basic advice to guide prospective authors through the three stages of the writing process: pre-writing, writing, and re-writing. ...

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