This is incredibly generous.

Thank you Ken!
Cinzia

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>   1. How to Write for Journals -- Useful Sources
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> Date:    Tue, 2 May 2017 10:36:37 +0200
> From:    Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>>
> Subject: How to Write for Journals -- Useful Sources
>
> Dear All,
>
> Yesterday, a colleague asked for my thoughts on useful information for
> people who want to do well in writing journal articles. With the exception
> of the brilliant Daved Barry, most of us need a little help.
>
> Thinking about the question, I thought it might be helpful to share the
> information and sources more widely. Follow the links to the
> free-for-download resources. For the books, I provide links to Amazon. If
> the prices seem high, you can order them used or ask your library to order
> copies. IMHO, every doctoral supervisor ought to have these books within
> easy reach.
>
> A few years back, Eric Arnould wrote a helpful article on “Getting a
> Manuscript to Publication Standard” that was reprinted in the first issue
> of Design Research Quarterly:
>
> https://www.academia.edu/32760936
>
> You’ll find my thoughts in the PowerPoint deck for the Research Writing
> Workshop. This includes information on how to write well, and it includes a
> discussion of issues to consider in writing a journal article:
>
> https://www.academia.edu/2953871
>
> Two books are especially useful when it comes to writing well in English.
>
> IMHO, Strunk & White’s Elements of Style remains the classic on writing
> narrative prose. Chapters I, II, and V discuss usage, form, and style.
> Chapters III and IV discuss minor points. While chapters III and IV are
> rule-driven, the book as a whole is driven by style and clarity. You can
> read it in an hour.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-Style-William-Strunk-Jr/dp/020530902X
>
> People sometimes describe Strunk & White as a fussy rule-book of writing —
> based, in part, on chapters III and IV. That’s a mistake. The book focuses
> on effective prose style for clear communication. Strunk & White takes only
> an hour or so to read, so it is easy to use. (I cover the main points in
> the Research Writing Workshop slides.) I read this book once a year, and I
> learn something new and useful each time I read it.
>
> The real pain of writing comes in writing. Dorothy Parker once wrote, “If
> you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the
> second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of
> ‘The Elements of Style.’ The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them
> now, while they’re happy.”
>
> Those who want to focus on academic, scholarly, and scientific writing do
> well to read Helen Sword’s (2012)
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Stylish-Academic-Writing-Helen-Sword/dp/0674064488
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylish-Academic-Writing-
> Helen-Sword/dp/0674064488
>
> One thing that writers rarely consider is how editors and reviewers look
> at articles. Two books offer an excellent overview of these issues. One is
> Baruch, Konrad, Aguinis, & Starbuck's (2008) Opening the Black Box of
> Editorship:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Opening-Black-Box-Editorship-Baruch/dp/0230013600
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Opening-Black-Editorship-Yehuda-Baruch/
> 0230013600
>
> Cummings & Frost's (1995) Publishing in the Organizational Sciences
> discusses many of the challenges that author’s face — and it gives a view
> from reviewers as well.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Publishing-Organizational-
> Sciences-Foundations-Science/dp/0803971451
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Publishing-Organizational-Sciences-
> Foundations-Science/0803971451
>
> Frost & Taylor (1996) discuss another aspect of writing in Rhythms of
> Academic Life. While some of the material in this book seems outdated in
> the era of the managerial university, it remains a serious and interesting
> work:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Rhythms-Academic-Life-Foundations-Organizational-
> ebook/dp/B017NXIQC0
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhythms-Academic-Life-
> Foundations-Organizational/dp/0803972636
>
> Sternberg’s (2000) Guide to Publishing in Psychology Journals is one of
> the best overall guides to every aspect and phase of the overall publishing
> process:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Publishing-Psychology-Journals-Robert-Sternberg/dp/
> 052159460X
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Publishing-Psychology-
> Journals-Robert-Sternberg/dp/052159460X
>
> Good referencing is one of the key issues in effective scholarly and
> scientific writing. Dorothy Harris used to have a slogan: “Be true to your
> sources and your sources will be true to you.” Good references are more
> than a finicky way to avoid plagiarism. Solid citations provide the
> evidence on which most articles rely. They are therefore a key tool for
> reviewers. More important, careful referencing helps authors to write
> better articles.
>
> In addition to the chapter in Robert Sternberg’s guide, I suggest three
> useful guides on reference and citation. Friedman (2017) and Himmelfarb
> (1991) are short and informative. Grafton (2003) is long, historical, and
> extremely entertaining
>
> https://www.academia.edu/32742678
>
> http://msa.maryland.gov/ecp/10/214/html/0003.html
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Footnote-Curious-History-
> Anthony-Grafton/dp/0674307607
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footnote-Curious-Prof-Anthony-
> Grafton-x/dp/0571196012
>
> Fowler & Aaron's (2016) Little, Brown Handbook is an essential reference
> book. Be warned: this book contains too many details to read, and no one
> can actually read it. Its value lies in the answers it provides to nearly
> every question you might have about academic, scholarly, or scientific
> writing. I suggest reading the Preface, the Table of Contents, and the
> three-page guide at the back. Then, when you have a specific question, use
> the book for advice.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Little-Brown-Handbook-13th/dp/0321988272
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Handbook-Update-Ramsey-
> 2016-08-01/dp/B01MU4KWS5
>
> I’ll round this off with two books. Clifford Geertz’s (1998) Works and
> Lives is a book about anthropological writing — how writers create a voice
> and a persona, and how their works influence their domain. Geertz himself
> is a lucid and entertaining writer, the creator of the approach to social
> science known as “thick description.” This book is entertaining, lucid, and
> useful:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Works-Lives-Anthropologist-as-Author/dp/0745607594
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Works-Lives-Anthropologist-
> Clifford-1998-09-04/dp/B01FEPWUX0
>
> Gordon Wood's (2008) Purpose of the Past offers a collection of Wood’s
> book reviews of books on American history by a great historian and
> historiographer. Reading this book offers a view of how writers address the
> problems within a field, and how they address the field and drive it
> forward in doing so. Wood himself is an elegant writer. After a long day of
> editing and reviewing articles, I sometimes like to read Gordon Wood to
> relax.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Purpose-Past-Reflections-Uses-History/dp/0143115049
>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Purpose-Past-Reflections-Uses-
> History/dp/0143115049
>
> With the academic year coming to an end in many places, it is time for
> many of us to read, to reflect, and possible even to write. I hope that you
> find these suggestions informative and helpful.
>
> Yours,
>
> Ken
>
> Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS | Editor-in-Chief | 设计 She Ji. The
> Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation | Published by Tongji
> University in Cooperation with Elsevier | URL:
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>
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> Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China ||| University
> Distinguished Professor | Centre for Design Innovation | Swinburne
> University of Technology | Melbourne, Australia
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