Why Isn't My Article Published?

Tips for what may be wrong with your article (Phillips, 2015, p.1)

• Wrong journal
• Too long/short
• Journalism
• Extract from report/dissertation unadapted
• No clear topic
• Too little context
• Too little theory
• Clear gaps in literature
• Polemical
• Research not fully explained
• Failure to relate findings/conclusion to aims/theory/literature
• Language/style not checked
• Text not proofread
• Not 'situated' in comparative education
• Plagiarism/legal issues

For more information see:
Philips, D. (2015). Who gets published? Comparative Education, 51(3), 303-304.

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