Communication Vagueness in the Literature Review Section of Journal Article Submissions

Autor/in	Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.
Titel	Communication Vagueness in the Literature Review Section of Journal Article Submissions
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Issues, 4 (2018) 1, S.174-190 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2377-2263
Schlagwörter	Literature Reviews; Journal Articles; Communication Problems; Authors; Gender Differences; Error Patterns; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Kommunikationsbarriere; Author; Autor; Autorin; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fehlertyp; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Evidence has been provided about the importance of avoiding American Psychological Association (APA) errors in the abstract, body, reference list, and table sections of empirical research articles. Specifically, authors are significantly more likely to have their manuscripts rejected for publication if they fail to avoid APA violations--and, thus, do not write with discipline--in these sections. In addition to adhering to APA, writing with discipline also includes avoiding communication vagueness. Thus, I analyzed communication vagueness in the literature review section of 71 manuscripts submitted to the journal "Research in the Schools" over a 3-year period. Findings revealed that the frequency of communication vagueness differed in relation to the following: (a) number of APA errors, (b) gender of lead author, (c) genre of manuscript, and (d) adjudication decisions. In particular, certain communication vagueness categories were statistically significant and practically significant predictors of whether or not a manuscript is rejected for publication by the editor. Implications of these findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01