Invited Publication

The invited publication provides the author with the opportunity to make important contributions to the communication discipline. This form of scholarship offers considerable freedom in writing style and subject matter. Guidelines for constructing this type of publication have many parallels with developing a literature review. Yet, writing an invited manuscript can also place a considerable burden on the author’s time and self-discipline. The following entry responds to several key issues that arise when authors are invited to submit a manuscript for publication.

The Manuscript’s Aim

Editors invite authors to submit manuscripts on specific topics for one or more reasons. These include synthesizing a theoretical or research literature, correcting a research practice or commonly held belief, stating an opinion on an important matter, challenging conventional thinking, clarifying ...

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