scholarly journals The Academic Journal: Has it a Future?

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaby Weiner
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Equity And Access ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future

This article examines the current state of the academic journal. It does so for a number of reasons: the increasing expense of paper journals; the advent of electronic publishing; the use of publication in journals as an indicator of research quality (in addition to disseminating knowledge within a discipline) and consequent criticisms of systems of peer review and evaluation of scholarship; emergent issues of equity and access; and evidence of malpractice. These issues taken together constitute a critique of, and challenge to, the process whereby research papers become journal articles, which has in the past been viewed as unproblematic and straightforward. This paper brings together a wide range of literature in order to inform discussion about the future of the academic journal. It briefly examines the origins of the academic journal and then provides a comprehensive overview of current debates concerning how academic journals work today. In so doing, it raises questions about decisions that will need to be taken regarding the continuity or otherwise of the conventional academic journal, and how publishing practices may change in the future.

Report on CLEF 2019

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-118
Author(s):  
Martin Braschler ◽  
Linda Cappellato ◽  
Fabio Crestani ◽  
Nicola Ferro ◽  
Gundula Heinatz Bürki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Test ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Test Collections ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future ◽  
20Th Anniversary

This is a report on the tenth edition of the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum (CLEF 2019), held from September 9--12, 2019, in Lugano, Switzerland. CLEF was a four day event combining a Conference and an Evaluation Forum. The Conference featured keynotes by Bruce Croft, Yair Neuman, and Miguel Martínez, and presentation of peer reviewed research papers covering a wide range of topics in addition to many posters. The Evaluation Forum consisted to nine Labs: CENTRE, CheckThat, eHealth, eRisk, ImageCLEF, LifeCLEF, PAN, PIR-CLEF, and ProtestNews, addressing a wide range of tasks, media, languages, and ways to go beyond standard test collections. CLEF 2019 marked the 20th anniversary of CLEF, which was celebrated with a dedicated session and a book on the lessons learnt in twenty years of evaluation activities and the future perspectives for CLEF. CLEF 2019 also introduced the Industry Days to further extend the reach and impact of CLEF.

Evaluating the Research Quality of Education Journals in China: Implications for Increasing Global Impact in Peripheral Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanjuan Zhao ◽  
Gulbahar H. Beckett ◽  
Lihshing Leigh Wang
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Research Scholarship

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.

Identifying halal logistics constraints in Brunei Darussalam

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Syazwan Ab Talib
Keyword(s):  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Theory Of Constraints ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Current State ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Purpose Despite the thriving global halal industry and logistics’ vital role in the halal supply chain, knowledge and research on halal logistics remain limited, particularly in Brunei Darussalam. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to understand the current state of knowledge by identifying the halal logistics constraints in Brunei Darussalam. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the theory of constraints, inductive reasoning and support from a review of relevant academic journal articles, to uncover the hindering factors surrounding halal logistics in the country. Findings The paper identifies five critical issues, which occur from internal and external factors, that constraint the growth of halal logistics in Brunei Darussalam. Research limitations/implications The qualitative design limits this conceptual piece. However, the paper could be beneficial in informing the academic and industry circles of the potentials and challenges in Brunei Darussalam, particularly in its logistics sector. Originality/value This study is the first to investigate halal logistics in Brunei. The study positively contributes to the understanding of the halal logistics constraints in Brunei as well as adds to the growing body of halal logistics literature and enriching the halal research sphere.

Konsum und nachhaltige Entwicklung

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Nachhaltige Entwicklung ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range

What exactly do we mean by sustainable consumption and how can it be achieved? In this volume, the authors ask whether sustainability is possible at all in a consumer society and agree that the path currently being pursued is not viable. More than twenty articles discuss different aspects divided into the four main topics of the current state of the debate: the free choice of consumers, consumer competence, the practical implementation of behavioural change and potential incentives to bring this about. While the authors agree that further research at the consumer level is needed for us to understand the background to sustainable consumption better, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of various strands of the discussion. The topics it covers include the interaction between efficiency and sufficiency, and it compiles exciting contributions by authors from a wide range of disciplines on the topic of ‘Consumption and Sustainable Development: Rethinking Consumer Policy’. With contributions by Tobias Brönneke, Mario Schmidt, Angelika Zahrnt, Hubertus Primus, Jürgen Stellpflug, Stephan Lorenz, Angela Häußler, et al.

The current state of immunotherapy for gliomas: an eye toward the future

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 657-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter E. Fecci ◽  
John H. Sampson
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Solid Tumors ◽  
Chimeric Antigen Receptor ◽  
Antigen Receptor ◽  
Checkpoint Blockade ◽  
Oncolytic Viruses ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future

The last decade has seen a crescendo of FDA approvals for immunotherapies against solid tumors, yet glioblastoma remains a prominent holdout. Despite more than 4 decades of work with a wide range of immunotherapeutic modalities targeting glioblastoma, efficacy has been challenging to obtain. Earlier forms of immune-based platforms have now given way to more current approaches, including chimeric antigen receptor T-cells, personalized neoantigen vaccines, oncolytic viruses, and checkpoint blockade. The recent experiences with each, as well as the latest developments and anticipated challenges, are reviewed.

scholarly journals The Future of Academic Journals in a COVID-19 World

Sci ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Jan R. Magnus ◽  
Michael McAleer
Keyword(s):  
Time Frame ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Academic Journals ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
The Future ◽  
Internet Publishing ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Continuous Dynamic

Many academics are critical of the current publishing system, but it is difficult to create a better alternative. This review relates to the Sciences and Social Sciences, and discusses the primary purpose of academic journals as providing a seal of approval for perceived quality, impact, significance, and importance. The key issues considered include the role of anonymous refereeing, continuous rather than discrete frequency of publications, avoidance of time wasting, and seeking adventure. Here we give recommendations about the organization of journal articles, the roles of associate editors and referees, measuring the time frame for refereeing submitted articles in days and weeks rather than months and years, encouraging open access internet publishing, emphasizing the continuity of publishing online, academic publishing as a continuous dynamic process, and how to improve research after publication. Citations and functions thereof, such as the journal impact factor and h-index, are the benchmark for evaluating the importance and impact of academic journals and published articles. Even in the very top journals, a high proportion of published articles are never cited, not even by the authors themselves. Top journal publications do not guarantee that published articles will make significant contributions, or that they will ever be highly cited. The COVID-19 world should encourage academics worldwide not only to rethink academic teaching, but also to re-evaluate key issues associated with academic journal publishing in the future.

Industry 4.0 in the Context of the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Julian M. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Current State ◽  
Depth Analysis

Industry 4.0 and sustainability are trending topics in the industry and scientific research. However, there is currently no comparable study, which summarizes the impacts of Industry 4.0 on all three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line at the same time. This chapter aims to present a comprehensive overview of Industry 4.0 in the context of the Triple Bottom Line of sustainability. For this reason, a systematic literature review is conducted to find out the current state of literature about this topic. The chapter presents a systematic literature review on 64 peer-reviewed journal articles, which have been published between 2014 and 2019. An in-depth analysis of the content as well as an analysis of the empirical methodologies are conducted. To structure the existing knowledge, a framework is developed, and the findings are categorized into ecological and social aspects. On this basis the content is evaluated to discuss key findings and relating interdependencies.

scholarly journals What is in this issue?

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Moritz
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Future

Welcome to the second issue of Pacific Conservation Biology. The offerings are, again, diverse. They include a thought-provoking essay on the potential conflicts between western conservation and the needs of indigenous peoples and reviews on the lessons of biogeography for the future of anthropogenically fragmented rainforests, on ways of determining whether parasites or pathogens are responsible for population declines, and on potential uses of morphological asymmetries as indicators of stress in natural populations. The research papers also cover a wide range of topics from biogeography to demographic and genetic studies on threatened species.

scholarly journals A Corpus-Based Lexical Study of the Frequency, Coverage and Distribution of Academic Vocabulary in Islamic Academic Research Articles

2018 ◽  
pp. 570-577
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Word List ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Frequency Coverage ◽  
Lexical Study

This corpus-based lexical study aimed to explore the use of words in Coxhead (2000) Academic Word List (AWL) in academic journal articles in the field of Islamic studies. Around 472,621 word corpus, called the Islamic Academic Research Articles (IARA) corpus, was created for this study. The corpus consisted of 66 research articles written in English that were published in more than 10 different Islamic academic journals. Authentic and academic research articles written on Islam, and from Islamic perspectives, covering a wide range of topics, were selected. The study found that the most frequent 317 AWL words which occurred in the IARA corpus was only 56% of Coxhead’s AWL of 570 words. This finding points to the need for a special AWL for students. Findings suggest the need to produce field-specific academic word lists incorporating all frequent academic lexical items necessary for the expression of the rhetoric of the specific research area. Findings also revealed that some of the words which were found in the present study were not found in Coxhead’s Academic Word List. This suggests that vocabulary needs of students in Islamic studies are characteristically different from those of students in other disciplines.

Industry 4.0 in the Context of the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-151
Author(s):  
Julian M. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Current State ◽  
Depth Analysis

Industry 4.0 and sustainability are trending topics in the industry and scientific research. However, there is currently no comparable study, which summarizes the impacts of Industry 4.0 on all three dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line at the same time. This chapter aims to present a comprehensive overview of Industry 4.0 in the context of the Triple Bottom Line of sustainability. For this reason, a systematic literature review is conducted to find out the current state of literature about this topic. The chapter presents a systematic literature review on 64 peer-reviewed journal articles, which have been published between 2014 and 2019. An in-depth analysis of the content as well as an analysis of the empirical methodologies are conducted. To structure the existing knowledge, a framework is developed, and the findings are categorized into ecological and social aspects. On this basis the content is evaluated to discuss key findings and relating interdependencies.

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