Winning Reviews A Guide for Evaluating Scholarly Writing

by Baruch, Yehuda; Sullivan, Sherry; Schepmyer, Hazlon

• ISBN13: 9781403992239
• ISBN10: 1403992231
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-29
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

What is the most undervalued and under-rewarded activity of a scholar's career, yet vital to knowledge creation? Winning Reviews is the first book to provide an in-depth examination of the often misunderstood but important process of reviewing. It offers thought-provoking essays from well-known scholars covering topics such as: the step-by-step basics of crafting a high-quality review; communicating effectively with editors and authors; evaluating different types of scholarly manuscripts; managing ethical dilemmas; avoiding the most common mistakes reviewers and writers make; and how to respond successfully to reviewer comments in order to get one's work published. The book contains insights from a variety of perspectives including journal editors, well-established authors, award-winning reviewers, and even novices who navigated the process to become sought-after reviewers. Written in a lively and engaging style, Winning Reviews is a valuable resource for new and experienced academics alike. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Yehuda Baruch is a Professor of Management at the University of East Anglia, the Editor of Career Development International, and Associate Editor of Journal of Managerial Psychology. Sherry Sullivan is Associate Professor in the College of Business, Bowling Green State. Hazlon Schepmyer has just completed her Ph.D. in Human Resource Management at Madison University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figure	x
Foreword	xi
Tom Lee
Preface	xii
Yehuda Baruch
Sherry E. Sullivan
Hazlon (Haze) Schepmyer
Acknowledgements	xix
Notes on Contributors	xx
Section 1 The Art and Science of Reviewing
Peer Reviews in the Production of Knowledge: Why I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Appreciate the Flaws in the Review Process	3	(24)
Robert L. Dipboye
Reviewing as a Vital Professional Service	27	(14)
Richard L. Priem
Abdul A. Rasheed
To Review or Not to Review? When You Shouldn't Accept a Request to Review	41	(24)
Ann Marie Ryan
Section 2 The Practice of Reviewing
The Fundamentals of Reviewing	65	(14)
Sherry E. Sullivan
Madeline Crocitto
Shawn M. Carraher
Fairness as a Key Criterion in Reviewing	79	(10)
Debra L. Shapiro
Sim B. Sitkin
Advice for the Novice Reviewer	89	(54)
Hazlon (Haze) Schepmyer
I. J. Hetty van Emmerik
Christine Oliver
The Effectiveness of the Reviewing Process
The Manuscript Review Process: The Proper Roles of Authors, Referees, and Editors	104	(39)
Arthur G. Bedeian
The Review Process as a Professional Problem and Some Thoughts on Solving that Problem Consonant with Bedeian's Article
John B. Miner
Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Where is the Value in Peer Reviews?
William H. Starbuck
Section 3 Reviewing Different Types of Works
Reviewing for Academic Journals: Qualitative-Based Manuscripts	143	(13)
Cary L. Cooper
John Burgoyne
Reviewing by the Numbers: Evaluating Quantitative Research	156	(17)
S. Gayle Baugh
James G. Hunt
Terri A. Scandura
Reviewing for Scholarly Practitioner Journals	173	(23)
Sheila M. Puffer
James Campbell Quick
Daniel J. McCarthy
Reviewing Scholarly Books	196	(9)
Walter Nord
Section 4 Answering Reviews to Get Published
Revising to Be Published: Building Trust to Win the Acceptance of Journal Editors and Reviewers	205	(19)
Shaker A. Zahra
Donald O. Neubaum
To Revise and Resubmit or Not: That is the Question	224	(12)
Yehuda Baruch
Yochanan Altman
Communicating More Effectively with Editors: Strategies for Authors and Reviewers	236	(15)
Daniel C. Feldman
Index	251