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Writing for Publication

How to approach writing for publication

Publishing in the Organizational Sciences. Z286.M29P82 1995: Book discusses issues involved in publishing, how to approach being published, and information from editors on the publishing process.
Scholarly Writing and Publishing: Issues, Problems and Solutions. Z 286.S37S335 1985: The books purpose is inform scholars and facilitate their involvement in the publication process. Addresses the behavioral, attitudinal and social process of writing and publishing.
Writer's Advisor. REF PN145.W74 1985: "Guide to books and articles about writing novels, short stories, poetry, dramatic scripts, screenplays, magazine articles, biographies, technical articles and books as well as a guide to information about literary agents, marketing and a wide range of legal and business materials of interest to full and part time authors".

General directories of book and periodical publishers and publications

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. REF DESK P88.8.G34 current year: Identifies specific print and broadcast sources. Includes journals, newspapers, and magazines.
Literary Market Place: LMP. REF PN161.L5 curennt year: Directory of the American Book Publishing Industry. Includes directory information on book publishing, electronic publishing, editorial services, agents, advertising, marketing and publicity.
Magazines for Libraries. REF DESK Z6941.K2 2000: Annotated listing of core periodical titles for libraries. Arranged by subject.
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory.: Directory of all periodicals currently in publication, includes information such as editor, address, where the title is indexed, subscription information and review status.
The Writer's Market. REF PN161.W83: Guide for freelance writers. Includes practical information on book publishing, consumer magazines, trade, technical and a few professional journals. Subject index of book publishers.

Subject guides for publishing

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities - Search directories from the fields of education, business and/or psychology.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Curriculum and Methods.: REF LB 14.7 C33 2005 -- Directory information on about 360 journals in education relating to curriculum and methods. Covers style, format, manuscript guidelines, review process, readership and time lines. Subject index included.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Psychology and Administration.: REF LB 1051 C32 2005 -- Directory information on about 250 journals in education relating to psychology and administration. Format the same as the previous title.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management. REF HD 30.3 C33 2004: Directory information on about 600 journals in business relating to management. Format the same as the previous title.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Marketing. REF HF 5415.123 C33 2005: Directory information on about 200 journals in business relating to marketing. Format the same as previous titles.
Cabell's Directory in Psychology. REF BF 76.8 C33 2005: Directory information on about 300 journals in psychology. Format the same as previous titles.
Education/Psychology Journals: a Scholar's Guide. REF LB1051.A732: Directory information about journals in the field of education. Includes manuscript submission information, editorial policy and other directory information.
Journals in Psychology: a Resource Listing for Authors. REF BF76.8.J68 1993: Selective guide to about 300 English language publications. General information includes publisher, editor, editorial policy, manuscript preparation, subscription numbers and other relevant information. Indexed by topic.
Publication Sources in Educational Leadership: a Compilation of Publication Outlets for the Creative Exchange of Information Educational Administration and Supervision. REF Z286.E3R53 1991: Presents publishing opportunities for professors and practitioners in educational leadership. Includes journal information, review process, and also chapters on book publications. Subject index.

Indexes and Databases
Electronic indexes or databases will help you locate articles on specific topics in journals and magazines. Databases are commonly searched by keywords and are also searchable by subject headings, authors and titles of articles. These are just a few of the electronic indexes and databases available at the Foley Center.
ABI/INFORM Global, Trade & Industry.: Provides indexing, abstracts and full-text access to articles on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing and technology.
ERIC: ERIC provides indexing and abstracts of education-related journal literature; as well as documents and technical reports in the ERIC Document microfiche collection; and full-text access to ERIC Digest articles.
Ingenta.: Contains tables of contents of more than 25,000 recent journals. Electronic copies of articles from Ingenta are available for a fee.
ProQuest Direct: Provides access to articles from newspaper, magazines and journals, including summaries of articles from over 5,000 publications, with many articles in full-text, full-image format covering a wide range of subject areas. National newspapers are also covered, including Washington State newspapers.
PsycInfo: Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycInfo is a database that indexes and provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations and reports on psychology and related fields. Coverage from 1887-present.
Sociological Abstracts.: Sociological Abstracts includes journal articles with abstracts reflecting the world's periodical literature in sociology and related disciplines. It indexes over 500 journals. The online version indexes from 1963-present.

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