1) Your
goal is to find a scholarly journal/periodical in your field that you might be
interested in. You will answer the
following questions:
ü
What is the general purpose of this journal
(give an overview)?
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What is the frequency of publication (monthly,
quarterly, yearly, etc.)?
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Who publishes the journal (scholarly society,
university, etc.)?
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Who are the primary editors and what is their
affiliation/location?
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How long has the journal been published? Still in publication?
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What are some of the guidelines for article
submission /call for papers (format, length, percent accepted, peer/blind
reviews, average turnaround time, etc.)?
ü
Subscription information?
You probably will NOT be able to find all of the
information from the library periodicals page you are currently viewing. You will have to search for that specific journal
on the Internet to get to their official site. That journal website will definitely have most
of the information you’re looking for. You
may need to use Cabell’s to obtain the information about the percent accepted
and a couple of other items. To do that,
go to our library site, click Databases, by Alphabetical Listing, choose ‘C’,
click on Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities, and then search for
your journal there. However,
non-business majors may not be able to access their area.
You
will provide a one-page, double-spaced summary of the article. Create your own summary of what you read. This is great practice in a skill that many of
us struggle with.
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