Many advanced students have trouble "reading critically" - a necessary skill to muster before any craft can be put into place. Rather than assuming that students already possess the skills necessary to be a critical reader, this book teaches students and early career researchers how to read so that they are able to maximize their output in the writing process. Using a reading code sheet unique to the author - published in full as an appendix then referred to throughout the text - this book teaches students how to approach social and behavioural science journal articles as texts that can be deciphered structurally, mechanically and grammatically. The included reading code sheet and reading strategies will allow students and researchers to systematise the reading, note-taking, and organizing of voluminous amounts of information in an easily identifiable and retrievable format and will be a huge confidence boost to those who struggle with this first phase in the writing process. Phillip C. Shon is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. 'This practical and accessible volume offers insights into reading, writing and assessing essays and journal articles - and as such it is an invaluable resource for students, researchers and lecturers alike. Shon's writing is engaging and entertaining; he opens up the 'black box' of academic reading and writing, explaining how to decode and critique formal scientific writing and systematically organise information gained from reading journal articles.' - Dr. Lorraine Whitmarsh, School of Psychology, University of Cardiff

菲利普·钟和顺，他是安大略理工大学（Ontario Institute of Technology）的犯罪学副教授，拥有哲学学士、语言学硕士和刑事司法学博士学位。

他从本科生一路走到博士毕业，学生时代学习写作论文时候的迷茫和低效，牢牢铭记在他心里。

他从助教干起，天天批改学生的低劣论文，被那些一再重复出现的错误折磨到绝望。

于是，他不断摸索和实践，总结出了一套文献阅读的技巧，帮助了学生，也解放了自己。

他看过很多指导论文写作的书，但他发现，尽管文献阅读的重要性众所周知，但没有哪一部书说清楚“为了研究而批判性阅读文献”具体应该怎样进行。因此，他写出《会读才会写》这本书，给学生们和导师们提供便于操作的建议。

在这本小书里，他并不因为自己的教授身份而高高在上，而是老老实实地，甚至有点琐碎地告诉读者——他为什么要写这样一本书；他总结的文献阅读密码表是如何发展出来的。性急的读者可能会觉得有些文字是多余的。但交代这些实用小技巧的前因后果，也许能帮助读者更加融会贯通地理解文献阅读的原则，以便在社科之外的专业领域应用这些技巧，获得帮助。