For Authors: Help for JOE Authors

"Help for JOE Authors" is a portal to just what its name promises: help. If you're a prospective author, do more than check out the links below. Take them to heart.

There's another audience for these handouts: those of you who teach graduate students who are working on research projects with potentially publishable results. One of the things you teach (or should teach) is how to write for a refereed journal. These handouts, while they're necessarily specific to JOE, might provide a good, accessible springboard for a discussion of writing articles for any refereed journal.

Links

Tips for Writing for the Journal of Extension (pdf).

What Journal of Extension Reviewers Want in JOE Submissions (pdf).

Writing for the Journal of Extension, a webinar by Deborah Maddy of Oregon State University.

You'll find additional information on writing for JOE in the following:

JOE & Manuscript FastTrack (MFT)

Changing User Information in MFT

How JOE and Other Internet Sources Should Be Cited in JOE

How to Choose Effective Keywords and Key Phrases

Editor's Page, April 2012: JOE Review Process

Editor's Page, December 2011: Citing JOE Articles

Editor's Page, October 2011: Articles Do Not Unfold Over Time

Editor's Page, June 2011: Linking to JOE Articles

Editor's Page, June 2010: Article(s) & Research

Editor's Page, April 2010: Copyright Rules

Editor's Page, August 2009: Answer the "So What?" Question for Extension

Editor's Page, December 2008: Remove Personal Information for Review & Quicker Review Results!

Editor's Page, December 2007: The Sloppiness Must Stop

Editor's Page, August 2007: What's Wrong with Skimpy References Sections?

Editor's Page, August 2006: Dealing with Rejection

Editor's Page, June 2006: Bad Writing Obscures Good Work

Editor's Page, December 2005: Some JOE Style Points: Confusing Article & Research

Editor's Page, October 2005: Some JOE Style Points: Terminal Punctuation & Superscripts

Editor's Page, August 2005: Some JOE Style Points: Capitalization & et al.

Editor's Page, June 2005: Responding to JOE Reviews

Editor's Page, October 2004
"Accentuate the Active" encourages you to use active voice and even--yikes--first person in JOE articles.

Editor's Page, June 2002
"Bringing the Message Home" talks about the kinds of international articles JOE is looking for.

Editor's Page, August 2001
"Help for Article Readers" and "Help for Article Authors" point out how much headings and subheadings can strengthen articles and increase the chances of a favorable reception from reviewers.

Editor's Page, June 2001
"What's the Difference?" discusses the differences among the various categories of JOE articles, something authors need to understand.

Editor's Page, April 2001
"Pre-Review Reviews" explains what the editor looks for when she "pre-reviews" JOE submissions and why she sends some back to their authors for rewrite.

Editor's Page, August 2000
"JOE Is Looking for a Few (More) Good Commentaries" talks about what makes for a good Commentary.

Editor's Page, April 2000
"JOE Has Help for People Who Want to Publish" cites two JOE articles from the 1990s that offer useful advice.