A: Tara
Gray, presenter of the Publish & Flourish: Become A Prolific Author
workshop, sponsored by TAA:
"Ask
your colleagues and consider the journals in your own bibliography.
Then, query the journal editor by asking him or her if your manuscript
fits their understanding of the journal's mission."
A: Kären
Hess, the author or co-author of more than 30 trade books and college-level
textbooks on a variety of topics including financial planning, dental
marketing, art, literature, engineering, hospice care, reading, management
and report writing:
"Ask
your dissertation committee. Do a search of your topic and see what
journals come up."
A: Michael
Lennie, Authoring Attorney and Literary Agent, Lennie Literary and
Authors' Attorneys:
"Ask
your advisor; or research similar articles to determine their publisher
and editor. Obtain several and then contact them to see if they have
an interest. The original contact should be by way of a query letter
(one well written page) with or without synopsis, sent through snail
mail with a SASE."
A: Richard
Hull. TAA Executive Director:
"First,
consult with your dissertation advisor or other members of your committee.
Second, consider the journals whose articles you cited most frequently
in the article you propose. Third, do a literature search for the
key words of your proposed article, and find where the most frequent
citations occur. The other factor is the nature of what you propose
to write. Is it an original article that diverts from standard positions
taken in literature on your issue? Is it chiefly critical of others'
work? Is it short: a discussion note, focusing on a single experiment
or argument? Different journals have different types of articles,
so getting familiar with your field's publications is the best way
of fitting yourself into an appropriate niche."
