Editorial: How to develop a quality research article and avoid a journal desk rejection

International Journal of Information Management ◽

10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102426 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 62 ◽

pp. 102426

Author(s):

Yogesh K. Dwivedi ◽

Laurie Hughes ◽

Christy M.K. Cheung ◽

Kieran Conboy ◽

Yanqing Duan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Research ◽

Research Article

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Non-native writers and the use of appraisal resources in research article introductions

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.17509/ijal.v8i3.15265 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 638 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sri Wuli Fitriati ◽

Yuni Awalaturrohmah Solihah

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Textual Analysis ◽

Research Articles ◽

Quality Research ◽

Research Article ◽

Similarities And Differences

Writing an introduction section of a research article usually requires the interpersonal voice and arguments for building up a sense of persuasiveness that will entice readers. A quality research article introduction can be achieved by using appraisal resources to represent the writers’ ideas and propositions effectively. Using twenty introduction sections of research articles written in English by Indonesian and Chinese writers as non-native writers, this study examines the use of appraisal resources and compares their distributions. By employing textual analysis and using Appraisal resources theory drawn from the work of Martin and White (2005), the findings reveal that there are both similarities and differences in the distribution of appraisal resources between Indonesian and Chinese writers in the introduction sections of research articles. In terms of similarities, both Indonesian and Chinese writers use attitude (appreciation), expand (engagement), and force (graduation) as the most used appraisal resources in their writing. What is different, however, is that the Indonesian writers seem more likely than Chinese writers to use appraisal resources overall, except for graduation resources, which were used more often by the Chinese writers. This article discusses some of the pedagogical implications for those who are teaching students of English as a foreign language and want to improve and strengthen their voice and arguments in the writing of research article introductions.

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Analytical Study of Violence Theme in Victoria Schwab’s This Savage Song

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature ◽

10.33195/jll.v3i1.110 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Analytical Study ◽

Research Paper ◽

The Novel ◽

Vicious Cycle ◽

Aggressive Approach ◽

Research Article ◽

The People ◽

The Social ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

The Right

This research article focuses on the theme of violence and its representation by the characters of the novel “This Savage Song” by Victoria Schwab. How violence is transmitted through genes to next generations and to what extent socio- psycho factors are involved in it, has also been discussed. Similarly, in what manner violent events and deeds by the parents affect the psychology of children and how it inculcates aggressive behaviour in their minds has been studied. What role is played by the parents in grooming the personality of children and ultimately their decisions to choose the right or wrong way has been argued. In the light of the theory of Judith Harris, this research paper highlights all the phenomena involved: How the social hierarchy controls the behaviour. In addition, the aggressive approach of the people in their lives has been analyzed in the light of the study of second theorist Thomas W Blume. As the novel is a unique representation of supernatural characters, the monsters, which are the products of some cruel deeds, this research paper brings out different dimensions of human sufferings with respect to these supernatural beings. Moreover, the researcher also discusses that, in what manner the curse of violence creates an inevitable vicious cycle of cruel monsters that makes the life of the characters turbulent and miserable.

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