scholarly journals Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 877 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
International Event ◽  
Successful Event

It is our great pleasure to introduce the Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Materials Technology (ICOREMT 2021), held at Erbil, Iraq, from the 2nd to the 3rd of August 2021. The core aim of ICOREMT-2021 has always been to bring together early-career researchers, scientists, academics, engineers, and postgraduate students to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of science, technology, and engineering. Accordingly, the professional keynote speakers and researchers have presented various perspectives on research. All submitted papers were have gone through an initial assessment by the editors of ICOREMT-2021 before sending them for reviewers. The latter were carefully selected from many countries to ensure reliable outcomes. The committee of STEPS-2020 followed an accurate and professional double-blind peer-reviewing process that involved 223 reviewers from all over the world. In total, 272 papers were submitted to ICOREMT-2021; 22 were rejected during the initial assessment process, and 56 papers were accepted (acceptance rate of 20.59%). The accepted papers demonstrated novel ideas and impressive effort in engineering science and technology. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to all individuals, authors, editors, reviewers, and committees of ICOREMT-2021 who have contributed to ICOREMT-2021. Without their support, it would not have been possible to make ICOREMT-2021 a successful event in this challenging time. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to our partner, Tikrit University, Iraq. Without their support, it would not have been possible to host such a successful international event. Warmest regards, STEPS Team List of Editors and Scientific Committee are available in this pdf.

Tradition and Innovation in Cataloguing Medieval Manuscripts

2021 ◽  
Vol 139 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-58
Author(s):  
Orietta Da Rold
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Medieval Manuscripts ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Training

Abstract In this essay, I offer a brief history of manuscript cataloguing and some observations on the innovations this practice introduced especially in the digital form. This history reveals that as the cataloguing of medieval manuscripts developed over time, so did the research needs it served. What was often considered traditional cataloguing practices had to be mediated to accommodate new scholarly advance, posing interesting questions, for example, on what new technologies can bring to this discussion. In the digital age, in particular, how do digital catalogues interact with their analogue counterparts? What skills and training are required of scholars interacting with this new technology? To this end, I will consider the importance of the digital environment to enable a more flexible approach to cataloguing. I will also discuss new insights into digital projects, especially the experience accrued by the The Production and Use of English Manuscripts 1060 to 1220 Project, and then propose that in the future cataloguing should be adaptable and shareable, and make full use of the different approaches to manuscripts generated by collaboration between scholars and librarians or the work of postgraduate students and early career researchers.

scholarly journals Supervising Students in Scientific Writing for Peer Review & Possible Publication

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-161
Author(s):  
Diyora Abdukhakimova ◽  
Yingqiu Xie
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Impact Factor Journal ◽  
Course Assessment ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Biology Learning ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Impact

Innovation in assessment of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) courses in subjects such as biology and biochemistry is a widely discussed topic. We report the use of a novel, research-integrated course assessment designed to increase students' self-motivation and improve their learning outcomes. We encouraged submissions to peer-reviewed journals, supported by stepwise supervision on writing by the instructor, which led to possible publication of some student-written articles. We compared the results from two classes in 2015 and 2016, assessing the quality of the published articles on the basis of journal impact factor, journal Scopus score, and number of citations of each article, using supervised assignments to fulfill this goal. Assessment of research-integrated biology learning via potential publishing may motivate students to actively learn a biochemistry topic and encourage early-career professional development.

scholarly journals A Group Interview about Publishing with Professor Jack Zipes

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Emma Louise Parfitt ◽  
Emine Erdoğan ◽  
Heidi Fritz ◽  
Peter M. Ward ◽  
Emma Parfitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Brothers Grimm ◽  
History Of ◽  
Conversation Piece

The conversation piece is the product of a group interview with Professor Jack Zipes and provides useful insights about publishing for early career researchers across disciplines. Based on his wider experiences as academic and writer, Professor Zipes answered questions from PhD researchers about: writing books, monographs and edited collections; turning a PhD thesis into a monograph; choosing and approaching publishers; and the advantages of editing books and translations. It presents some general advice for writing and publishing aimed at postgraduate students. Professor Zipes is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States, a world expert on fairy tales and storytelling highlighting the social and historical dimensions of them. Zipes has forty years of experience publishing academic and mass-market books, editing anthologies, and translating work from French, German and Italian. His best known books are Breaking the Magic Spell (1979), Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion (1983), The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre (2012), and The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (2014).

Group Peer Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Teachman ◽  
Martine C. Lévesque ◽  
Mark Tambe Keboa ◽  
Basem Adel Danish ◽  
Konstantinos Mastorakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Peer Reviews ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
First Time

Invitation to review a manuscript for publication marks an exciting milestone in graduate and postgraduate students’ training. Yet, peer reviewing is seldom explicitly taught. First-time reviewers approaching this task often lack mentorship, guidelines, and confidence. The ongoing debate about how to judge the quality of qualitative research can further complicate the task. In this article, we introduce an innovative model for conducting group peer reviews in the context of qualitative research training. After setting out the model's principles and process, we discuss its merits and reflect on our experiences as trainees and supervisor using the approach. In addition to providing opportunities for mentorship in appraisal methods, writing strategies, and approaches for framing constructive feedback, we suggest the model has the potential to advance trainees’ development as collegial peers and their overall learning as qualitative researchers. Finally, we discuss potential ways forward to extend the model in other contexts.

scholarly journals Challenges to school-based physical activity data collection: Reflections from English primary and secondary schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 001789692095909
Author(s):  
Sarah Taylor ◽  
Michael Owen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Resource Utilisation ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
School Based ◽  
Efficient Data ◽  
Practical Guidance

Background: Schools are ideal environments in which to conduct child and adolescent physical activity (PA) research. Despite this, PA-specific practical guidance for school-based research is lacking, which may present unique challenges to researchers. Based on reflections from our own experiences, this paper seeks to provide practical guidance on how best to approach school-based PA data collection. Discussion: This paper focuses on the practicalities of quantitative and qualitative data collection in English primary (4–11 years) and secondary (11–16 years) schools. Recruitment and consent are discussed, and practical guidance provided with respect to engagement with parent/carer(s) and ethical considerations. The importance of good communication with schools, together with its importance in facilitating efficient data collection (through planning, data collection and resource utilisation), is described. Finally, the importance of giving back to the school and participants once a research project has been completed is stressed. Summary: Improved understanding of data collection procedures for school-based PA research is key to helping research become more systematic and efficient. Findings in this paper will be particularly useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students and early career researchers.

scholarly journals EFFICACY OF SILODOSIN VS TAMSULOSIN IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA: A DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

2019 ◽  
pp. 101-103
Author(s):  
S. T. CAHYO ARIWICAKSONO ◽  
ROBERTUS B PRASETYO ◽  
NINDRA PRASADJA ◽  
NUGROHO B. UTOMO
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Adrenergic Receptor ◽  
Prostatic Hyperplasia ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Army Hospital ◽  
Lower Urinary

Objective: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate associated with aging. BPH can cause lower urinary tract syndrome (LUTS). Medical therapy for patients with moderate and severe LUTS symptoms comprises a-1 adrenergic receptor antagonists. This study aimed to determine whether there are differences in the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) and maximal flow rate (Qmax) of patients with BPH receiving either silodosin or tamsulosin over 12 w. Methods: This study was a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Subjects were 50 men aged ³ 50 y diagnosed with BPH with an IPSS ³ 8 at the Gatot Soebroto Indonesian Army Hospital. The participants received either silodosin or tamsulosin. Their IPSS and Qmax were assessed at the initial assessment and after 4, 8, and 12 w of treatment. Results: The initial median IPSS was 15 in the tamsulosin group and 17 in the silodosin group (P = 0.808). After 12 w of therapy, the median IPSS decreased to 9 in the tamsulosin group and 10 in the silodosin group (P = 0.186). The initial median Qmax was 10.1 ml/s in the tamsulosin group and 10.9 ml/s in the silodosin group (P = 0.290). After 12 w of therapy, the median Qmax increased to 12.1 ml/s in the tamsulosin group and 11.9 ml/s in the silodosin group (P = 0.969). Although the differences between groups were not significant, the initial and 12-week IPSS and Qmax values differed significantly within each group. Conclusion: There were no significant between-group differences in the IPSS or Qmax after 12 w of therapy. However, both silodosin and tamsulosin produced significant differences between initial and 12-week assessments of IPSS and Qmax.

scholarly journals Visually Hypothesising in Scientific Paper Writing: Confirming and Refuting Qualitative Research Hypotheses Using Diagrams

Publications ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchendu Chigbu
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Testing Of Hypotheses ◽  
Scientific Narratives

Qualitative research involves scientific narratives and the analysis and interpretation of textual or numerical data (or both), mostly from conversations and discussions, to uncover meaningful patterns that describe a particular phenomenon. It is important to know other ways of framing and explaining these nuanced scientific narratives so that they can convey scientific knowledge. A qualitative hypothesis can play this role. The testing of hypotheses in qualitative research—which does not strictly mean the same thing as testing of hypotheses in quantitative research—always comes with challenges that provoke concerns. The questions that scholars, especially undergraduate and postgraduate students, have had to deal with are: Is it possible to “test” hypotheses using a qualitative method? If it is possible, how can this be done? This study deconstructs the concept, notion, and use of the hypotheses. It presents the “how-to” aspect of hypothesising (in qualitative research and inquiries) by using creative diagramming within post-positivist research, and also contributes to the literature on visual communication and qualitative research. The study is a guide to early career scholars (including undergraduate and post-graduate students) on how to formulate and “test” hypotheses qualitatively using visual or diagrammatical approaches.

scholarly journals Reviewing articles as a way of professional evaluation of scientific texts: organizational and ethical aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Svitlana Fiialka ◽  
Olga Trishchuk ◽  
Nadija Figol
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
Professional Evaluation ◽  
Single Blind

The purpose of the paper is to summarize the organizational and ethical aspects, problems and prospects of peer reviewing. To do this, from September 2019 to January 2020, a survey of Ukrainian scientists registered in Facebook groups “Ukrainian Scientific Journals”, “Ukrainian Scientists Worldwide”, “Pseudoscience News in Ukraine”, “Higher Education and Science of Ukraine: Decay or Blossom?” and others was conducted. In total, 390 researchers from different disciplines participated in the survey. The results of the survey are following: 8.7% of respondents prefer open peer review, 43.1% – single-blind, 37.7% – double blind, 9.2% – triple blind, 1.3% used to sign a review prepared by the author. 75.6% of respondents had conflicts of interest during peer reviewing. 8.2 % of reviewers never reject articles regardless of their quality. Because usually only editors and authors see reviews, it can lead to the following issues: reviewers can be rude or biased; authors may not adequately respond to grounded criticism; editors may disregard the position of the author or reviewer, and journals may charge for publishing articles without proper peer review.

scholarly journals Preface: Technical Commission I

2020 ◽  
Vol V-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 7-7
Author(s):  
S. Hinz ◽  
R. Q. Feitosa ◽  
M. Weinmann ◽  
B. Jutzi
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Integral Approach ◽  
Full Paper ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
Sensing Platforms ◽  
Conditional Acceptance ◽  
Paper Abstract

Abstract. For ISPRS Technical Commission I (TC I), a remarkable number of 189 submissionsfor the 2020 Congress edition of ISPRS Annals and ISPRS Archives was received.This included both full paper and abstract submissions from all over the world.Encouraged by the success of double blind paper reviewing in preparation of the2016 Prague congress and the 2018 Karlsruhe symposium, also this time, TC Iorganized a strict peer-reviewing process. This included double-blind reviewing forfull papers as well as a two-stage evaluation of abstract submissions – first stagebased on the submitted abstracts (“conditional acceptance“), and second stage after submission of the respective final papers.In total, we received 69 full paper submissions and 120 abstract submissions, whichindicates a nice trend towards full paper submissions compared to previous TC Ievents.45 full papers passed the double-blind peer-review process and were accepted forpublication in the ISPRS Annals (acceptance rate 64%); usually, three or four reviewswere obtained for each paper. Abstract submissions and their respective final paperswere reviewed by a team of professionals. In total, 76 papers were accepted to theISPRS Archives.The manuscripts in both the ISPRS Annals and Archives cover a broad range oftopics related to remote sensing platforms, technologies, systems and relatedmethods and reflect the current trends in algorithmic research and developments insensing and data acquisition methods. Noteworthy is that numerous contributionswere submitted to Intercommission WGs of TC I with TC II and TC IV, whichunderlines the increasing trend towards an integral approach to sensors, systemsand methods in photogrammetry, remote sensing and mobile mapping.

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