Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Eight Common Misconceptions About Psychology Papers
- 2 How to Generate, Evaluate, and Sell Your Ideas for Research and Papers
- 3 Literature Research
- 4 Writing a Literature Review
- 5 Planning and Writing the Experimental Research Paper
- 6 A Word About Content, Language, and Style
- 7 Commonly Misused Words
- 8 American Psychological Association Guidelines for Psychology Papers
- 9 Guidelines for Data Presentation
- 10 What Makes a Good Paper Great? Standards for Evaluating Psychology Papers
- 11 Ethics in Research and Writing
- 12 Submitting a Paper to a Journal
- 13 How to Make Your Paper Even Better: Proofreading, Revising, and Editing
- 14 Writing a Grant or Contract Proposal
- 15 How to Find a Book Publisher
- 16 Writing a Lecture
- 17 Article Writing 101
- References
- Appendix: Sample Psychology Paper
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Eight Common Misconceptions About Psychology Papers
- 2 How to Generate, Evaluate, and Sell Your Ideas for Research and Papers
- 3 Literature Research
- 4 Writing a Literature Review
- 5 Planning and Writing the Experimental Research Paper
- 6 A Word About Content, Language, and Style
- 7 Commonly Misused Words
- 8 American Psychological Association Guidelines for Psychology Papers
- 9 Guidelines for Data Presentation
- 10 What Makes a Good Paper Great? Standards for Evaluating Psychology Papers
- 11 Ethics in Research and Writing
- 12 Submitting a Paper to a Journal
- 13 How to Make Your Paper Even Better: Proofreading, Revising, and Editing
- 14 Writing a Grant or Contract Proposal
- 15 How to Find a Book Publisher
- 16 Writing a Lecture
- 17 Article Writing 101
- References
- Appendix: Sample Psychology Paper
- Index
Summary
The Psychologist's Companion has been comprehensively updated, revised, and extended for this fifth edition. It is intended for students as well as young professionals and writers at all stages of their careers seeking inspiration and definitive guidelines for better scientific writing. The book is a tremendous resource not only for psychologists but for researchers in other fields as well:
The fifth edition includes the latest style guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition.
A new chapter has been added on literature research.
A new chapter has been added on generating, evaluating, and selling ideas.
A new chapter has been added on ethics in research and writing.
Many new examples have been added to increase clarity.
Existing examples have been updated where appropriate.
Checklists have been added to many of the chapters.
Advance organizers have been added to provide an overview of the guidelines in a given chapter.
The revised Psychologist's Companion is now aimed not only at students but also at junior faculty and even seasoned professionals seeking guidance.
All chapters contain enumerated headers for easier use of the book.
The list of psychology journals has been totally updated and now includes for each journal its impact factor, immediacy index, and number of articles published per year.
The book is printed in a more reader-friendly format.
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- The Psychologist's CompanionA Guide to Writing Scientific Papers for Students and Researchers, pp. ix - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010