Successful Journey of a Research Journal: Intrapreneurship, Branding, and the Making of an Academic Journal

There has been a rapid growth of academic research and publishing in non-Western countries. However, academic journal articles in these peripheral countries suffer from low citation impact and limited global recognition. This critical review systematically analyzed 1,096 education research journal articles that were published in China in a 10-year span using a multistage stratified cluster and random sampling method and a validated rubric for assessing research quality. Our findings reveal that the vast majority of the articles lacked rigor, with insufficient or nonsystematic literature reviews, incomplete descriptions of research design, and inadequately grounded recommendations for translating research into practice. Acknowledging the differences in publishing cultures in the center-periphery divide, we argue that education research publications in non-Western countries should try to meet Western publishing standards in order to participate in global knowledge production and research vitality. Implications for emerging countries that strive to transform their research scholarship are discussed.

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Logical Connectors in the Discussion Sections of Research Journal Articles

IAMURE International Journal of Education ◽

10.7718/iamure.ije.v6i1.501 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

_ DJUWARI

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Research Articles ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Research Writing ◽

Academic Journals ◽

Academic Journal ◽

Discussion Section ◽

Research Journal ◽

Research Article ◽

Logical Connectors

In research articles (RAs), the writers always express their arguments especially in discussion section. In this case, most of the writers tend to relate one idea to another to make their ideas coherent. This research article is done to investigate the logical connectors used by the writers of research articles, especially the logical connectors of three categories: logical connectors, frame markers, and Code Glosses. These linguistic devices are commonly used by the writers in academic or research articles (RAs). This is a qualitative research using the documents for analysis. These documents are taken from the research articles published in the academic journals which are collected by means of purposive sampling from the discussion sections of the RAs. The instrument used is called Taxonomy of Textual Meta-discourse. The results show that the writers have different strategies in using the logical connectors depending on which point they relate the ideas in the discussion sections. The results are expected to provide the readers with some logical connectors and some perspectives of the strategies of using logical connectors in research writing especially in the discussion sections. It is recommended that the research writers use logical connectors for making the ideas coherent.Keywords: Linguistics, logical connectors, frame markers, code glosses, Textual Metadiscourseanalysis, academic journal articles, research articles (RAs), Indonesia

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So You Want to Create a Student Research Journal? How to Craft a Journal Based on Peer Learning

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096515000311 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 48 (03) ◽

pp. 492-496 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers ◽

Ben Mainwaring ◽

Sean Dugdale ◽

Carly Kinney ◽

Brian Hanson

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

Undergraduate Research ◽

Peer Review Process ◽

Educational Practice ◽

Peer Learning ◽

High Impact ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Academic Journal ◽

Student Research ◽

Research Journal

ABSTRACTAlthough many university educators and administrators seek to promote student research, opportunities to do so often are rare or costly. This case study of the undergraduate academic journalClocks&Cloudsprovides a clear model for reaping the rewards of this high-impact educational experience based on peer learning.The goal of this article is to institutionalize knowledge by reviewingClocks&Clouds, American University's undergraduate research journal in political science, international relations, and public policy. Input from three successive teams of student leaders, as well as interviews with administrators and faculty members at American University, suggests a method for creating a journal and "lessons learned" that can be applied at other institutions. The article builds on the research of Mariani et al. (2013), which considered various organizational strategies that political science departments use to structure undergraduate student publications. It highlights three facets of a model undergraduate journal in political science: organizational structures, peer-review process, and funding and resources. The purpose of this study was to encourage other undergraduate programs in political science to create student research publications and expand the reach of this high-impact educational practice.

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