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).
Getting Published in JOE and JNEAFCS (Powerpoint presentation)
You'll find additional information on writing for JOE in the following:
How JOE and Other Internet Sources Should Be Cited in JOE
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.