scholarly publishing

Defines the Modern Language Association guidelines for documentation in research papers, with examples and tips on note taking, summarizing, incorporating questions, paraphrasing, and ways to avoid plagiarism; and includes an appendix on APA style, along with a list of publisher abbreviations and a sample outline and research paper.

Defines the Modern Language Association guidelines for documentation in research papers, with examples and tips on note taking, summarizing, incorporating questions, paraphrasing, and ways to avoid plagiarism; and includes an appendix on APA style, along with a list of publisher abbreviations and a sample outline and research paper.

Contains updated information on all aspects of scholarly publishing including writing texts, documenting research sources, submitting manuscripts, and handling legal issues regarding publication. Features guidelines on preparing electronic data and provides an overview of the process of electronic submission of a dissertation.

Summarizes the documentation style of the Modern Language Association of America as it pertains to writing research papers, providing information on how to prepare a bibliography, how to document sources within the text of a paper, when and how to use footnotes and endnotes, and how to avoid plagiarizing.