'Welcome to the family'
- John Friedmann
Post date: Oct 15, 2009 6:51:36 AM
"Did you ever think about submitting your manuscript to PTP? New authors are sometimes worried whether they even have a chance to be published unless some senior professor personally recommends them to a journal. Well then, let me assure you, all you have to do is to submit your manuscript so long as you have something to say that other people might want to read. PTP is one of a handful of first-rate planning journals in the world, and yes, you too CAN be part of this journal. There is no mystery about getting published, even in PTP. Just send in what you have written, following the guidelines. At the other end of the line you will find there are people just like yourself who will welcome you to the family.
The first thing you must know is that you will be read by three or four experts in your field who will tell you how to improve what you have written. And that in itself can be a big learning experience: believe me, I've been there. And then the next thing you do is you can to rewrite. Rewrite and rewrite; that is how you learn so that other people can enjoy and learn from what you have written. But you've got to be patient and trusting. Once you get over your fear, everything will be all right.
Welcome to PTP!"
- John Friedmann
Professor Emeritus, UCLA
Honorary Professor, University of British Columbia
