Writes of Passage: Writing an Empirical Journal Article

  1. Lynn White*

Article first published online: 20 SEP 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00175.x

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Journal of Marriage and Family

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volume 67, Issue 4, pages 791–798, November 2005

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White, L. (2005), Writes of Passage: Writing an Empirical Journal Article. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67: 791–798. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00175.x

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  1. University of Nebraska—Lincoln

*Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0324 (lwhite3@unl.edu).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 SEP 2005
  2. Article first published online: 20 SEP 2005

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Keywords:

  • research;
  • theory;
  • writing

This article provides advice about preparing research reports for submission to professional journals in general and Journal of Marriage and Family in particular. In addition to working through all the major parts of a research paper, I provide some general advice about writing, editing, and revising. The article is intended to help new professionals improve the quality of their journal submissions and the likelihood of successful publication.

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