On Writing and Reviewing…

ABSTRACT

This article addresses the perceived gap between authors and reviewers. The solution offered to close this gap is the concept of dual creatorship between writer and reader. The first part addresses the content development of a paper. Comments made in this part are separated into two sections; notes for writers and notes for reviewers. It is suggested that the quality of a paper is determined by the arguments and logic used, therefore these two aspects are expounded in detail. The concept of “dry loose wall building” is used with other metaphors to make a compelling case for writing “chunky and linky.” The second part focuses on the writing process itself. Considering four main phases, advice is given to aspiring writers from a practitioner’s point of view. The dual creatorship concept is expanded and shown in its practicality during the multiphased writing process. The paper does not finish, but hands over the continual creation to the reader.

Notes

¹ Just as a side note here, I use the male personal pronoun; however, gender-specific references are interchangeable.

² Illocutionary act.

³ Perlocutionary act.

⁴ Called anacoluthia.

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Endre Bihari

Endre Bihari is an information security professional with over 25 years progressive experience across a broad range of functional areas and varied industry segments, holding senior positions in large Australian corporates. His scholarly interests include corporate governance — with a strong focus on board of directors and information security; philosophy of education; and language, focusing on speech acts. He can be reached at [email protected].