Authors' perspectives on publishing family theory and research

Article Abstract:

A survey of 66 published authors who are members of the National Council on Family Relations or the Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family or who were chosen based on experts' recommendations explored how authors choose to submit work. Sixty percent of the authors used journal status, journal foci, intended audience, previous publishing in the journal and writing for a thematic issue as the main criteria for selecting where to submit their work. Personal and professional networks were involved in the choice for 20-25% of the authors who suggested new authors build contact networks.

Marriage, Family, Literature

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Do editors have obligations to authors?

Article Abstract:

Ninety-three out of 400 editors surveyed felt they had an obligation to authors that involved encouraging authors to correct deficiencies in their work or the language used through constructive criticism. The selection of a reviewer for the work is the first part of this obligation because the reviewer must have an appropriate educational background and the ability to suggest improvements rather than just criticize. Editors should encourage writers to revise their work and resubmit it as well as providing guidance for topic selection and language use.

Analysis, Editors

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