scholarly journals Road maps for the 21st-century research in Science Communication

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. C01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Pitrelli
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
Road Maps

This is an introduction to the essays from the Jcom commentary devoted to the statute and the future of research in science communication. The authors have a long experience in international research in this domain. In the past few years, they have all been committed to the production of collective works which are now the most important references for science communication research programmes in the next few years. What topics should science communication research focus on and why? What is its general purpose? What is its real degree of autonomy from other similar fields of study? In other words, is science communication its 'own' field? These are some of the questions addressed by the in-depth discussion in this Jcom issue, with the awareness that science communication is a young, brittle research field, looking for a shared map, but also one of the most stimulating places of the contemporary academic panorama.

Vijf grote uitdagingen in de wetenschapscommunicatie

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-197
Author(s):  
Ionica Smeets
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Research Field ◽  
List Type ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Third Mission ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Science News

Abstract Five major challenges in science communication This article gives an overview of five major challenges in the field of science communication – with a focus on the Dutch/Flemish situation and the role that communication scientists can play in tackling these challenges. The research field is fragmented and the balance between the practical and academic aspects of science communication can be improved. In policies there is a large emphasis on informing society, whilst science communication should also be a dialogue with society. Connecting with society is the third mission of universities, but reward systems for scientists who do this are rudimentary and should be improved. Incorrect science news is at least partly caused by universities sending out exaggerated press releases. Researchers should take responsibility for how their own universities communicate about their work. Social sciences and humanities are underrepresented both in science communication activities and science communication research and should be involved more.

scholarly journals Embracing the future through science communication: the inaugural "Mr. Science" Science Communication Conference in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (05) ◽  
pp. R05
Author(s):  
Guoyan Wang ◽  
Hepeng Jia ◽  
Jingyi Han ◽  
Yuqin Yang
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Public Understanding Of Science ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Culture Of Science ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
Communication Study

The inaugural "Mr. Science" Science Communication Conference was held in Suzhou, China on July 9, 2021. It was the largest Chinese conference on science communication study since the start of the 21st century. More than 260 scholars discussed the spirit and culture of science, science communication during the COVID-19 crisis, the public understanding of science, and the ethical aspects of science communication. The conference aimed to develop a system for researching science communication within China. This review outlines the content of the conference and summarizes the key trends in science communication research in China.

scholarly journals JCOM — Five Years into the Future

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. E
Author(s):  
Nico Pitrelli
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
New Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Type

In the next few months, JCOM will undergo relevant changes. A new owner will take charge of its editorial management and define new development strategies. This important transition is a good opportunity to take stock of the past few years and to devise a new type of science communication research journal.

scholarly journals Structure and development of science communication research: co-citation analysis of a developing field

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. A07 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Rauchfleisch ◽  
Mike S. Schäfer
Keyword(s):  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Considerable Increase ◽  
Citation Network ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Coherent Communication ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Since the early 1990s, there has been a considerable increase in the number of scientific studies on science communication, and this increase has been accompanied by a diversification of the research field. This study focuses on one aspect of this development: it analyses how citation network structures within the field have developed over time, and whether science communication research shows signs of becoming a research field or a discipline in its own right. Employing a co-citation analysis of scholarly publications published between 1996 and 2015, it assesses to what extent a coherent communication network exists within science communication research. The results show a field with a diverse internal structure and clear internal changes over time which suggest an increasing emancipation of the field.

scholarly journals The methodology of Roman communication research in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina

2019 ◽  
pp. 63-78
Author(s):  
Goran Popović
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
The Past ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One ◽  
Roman Province

The methods, used in the 19th and 20th centuries, that the research on ancient communications in the Roman province of Dalmatia was based on, differ from those used by present researchers. To better understand the research performed in the past, it is necessary to determine and analyze the methods on which those studies were based. All the methods used in the past are referred to by the common name – traditional methods. On the contrary, currently used methods, which result from the technological development in the 21st century, are called modern methods. Combining traditional and modern methods, one model was offered, the one that can apply to all new studies about Roman communication in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

scholarly journals A science mapping analysis of ‘Communication’ WoS subject category (1980-2013)

Comunicar ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (55) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Montero-Díaz ◽  
Manuel-Jesús Cobo ◽  
María Gutiérrez-Salcedo ◽  
Francisco Segado-Boj ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Science Mapping ◽  
Subject Category ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
Mapping Analysis ◽  
The Web ◽  
Journal Citation

Communication Research field has an extraordinary growth pattern, indeed bigger than other research fields. In order to extract knowledge from such amount, intelligent techniques are needed. In such a way, using bibliometric techniques, the evolution of the conceptual, social and intellectual aspects of this research field could be analysed, and hence, understood. Although the communication research field has been widely analysed using bibliometric techniques and science mapping tools, a conceptual analysis of the whole communication research field is still needed. Therefore, this article introduces the first science mapping analysis in the communication research field based on the Web of Science Subject Category "Communication," showing its conceptual structure and scientific evolution. SciMAT, a bibliometric science mapping software tool based on co-word analysis and h-index, is applied using a sample of 33.627 research documents from 1980 to 2013 published in 74 main communication journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports of the Web of Science. The results show that research conducted in the communication research is concentrated on the following sixteen disconnected thematic areas: “children”, “psychological aspects”, “news”, “audience”, “surveys”, “advertising”, “health”, “relationship”, “gender”, “discourse”, “telephone communication”, “public relation”, “telecommunications”, “public opinion”, “activism” and “internet”. These areas have progressively disconnected among them, which drives to a Communication field relatively fragmented. El campo científico de la comunicación ha experimentado un enorme crecimiento a lo largo de los años, superando incluso a algunas áreas científicas consagradas. Mediante el uso de técnicas bibliométricas, podemos analizar la evolución conceptual, social e intelectual de esta área, así como comprenderla. En particular, el área de «Comunicación» ha sido ampliamente estudiada desde un punto de vista bibliométrico, pero no se ha realizado un análisis conceptual global del área englobado en un marco longitudinal. En este sentido, este artículo muestra el primer análisis de mapas científicos del área de investigación de la comunicación basándose en la Categoría de la Web of Science «Communication», centrándose en la estructura conceptual y cómo esta ha evolucionado. El estudio se ha realizado mediante la herramienta de análisis de mapas científicos SciMAT, basada en los mapas de co-palabras y en el índice-h. Un conjunto de 33.627 artículos científicos, publicados entre 1980 y 2013 en las 74 principales revistas del Journal Citation Reports de la Web of Science, han sido estudiados. Analizando los resultados, podemos destacar que la investigación llevada a cabo en el área de la comunicación se ha centrado en dieciséis áreas temáticas: «infancia», «aspectos psicológicos», «noticias», «audiencias», «sondeos», «publicidad», «salud», «relaciones», «género», «discurso», «comunicación telefónica», «relaciones públicas», «telecomunicaciones», «opinión pública», «activismo» e «Internet». Estas áreas se han desconectado entre ellas progresivamente, lo que conduce a un campo relativamente fragmentado.

scholarly journals Human Following Robot Using Arduino

2021 ◽  
pp. 347-350
Author(s):  
Dhiren Sati ◽  
Sanket Avkirkar ◽  
Rishi Pandey ◽  
Abhijit Somnathe
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Human Subject ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Humanoid Robotics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ir Sensor ◽  
Arduino Uno ◽  
Significant Attention

Humanoid robotics is an emerging research field that has received significant attention during the past years and will continue to play an important role in robotics research and many applications of the 21st century and beyond. In this rapid moving world, there is a need of robot such a “A Human Following Robot” that can interact and co-exist with them. Because of its human following capability, these robots can work as assistants for humans in various situations and it can also acquire or monitor certain information associated with the human subject. In this paper we present a prototype that uses Arduino Uno along with basic sensors such as ultrasonic and IR sensor. All the processing is carried out by the microprocessor while the control of the motors is carried out by the controller. This robot can further be modified by using many technologies such as Bluetooth, PixyCamera etc.

scholarly journals Science communication research in the German-speaking countries: A content analysis of conference abstracts

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Heike Kessler ◽  
Birte Fähnrich ◽  
Mike S. Schäfer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Research Field ◽  
The State ◽  
Analytical Models ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
German Speaking

The study examines the state of science communication research in the German-speaking countries. Based on a standardized content analysis of all extended abstracts submitted to the annual conferences of the German Communication Association’s science communication division from 2014 to 2018 (N = 141), it describes the respective scholarly community, its research foci and objects. The results indicate that science communication has developed toward a well-established community and marks an institutionalization of the research field. Furthermore, the findings of the content analysis indicate that science communication research in the German-speaking countries shows parallels to international developments in terms of research foci, objects, and analytical models, but also differences regarding theories and methods.

Remembering the Past in Nineteenth-Century Scotland

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
James J. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
National Identity ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
The Past ◽  
Prevailing View ◽  
The Way

At a time when the Union between Scotland and England is once again under the spotlight, Remembering the Past in Nineteenth-Century Scotland examines the way in which Scotland’s national heroes were once remembered as champions of both Scottish and British patriotism. Whereas 19th-century Scotland is popularly depicted as a mire of sentimental Jacobitism and kow-towing unionism, this book shows how Scotland’s national heroes were once the embodiment of a consistent, expressive and robust view of Scottish nationality. Whether celebrating the legacy of William Wallace and Robert Bruce, the reformer John Knox, the Covenanters, 19th-century Scots rooted their national heroes in a Presbyterian and unionist view of Scotland’s past. Examined through the prism of commemoration, this book uncovers collective memories of Scotland’s past entirely opposed to 21st-century assumptions of medieval proto-nationalism and Calvinist misery. Detailed studies of 19th-century commemoration of Scotland’s national heroes Uncovers an all but forgotten interpretation of these ‘great Scots’ Shines a new light on the mindset of nineteenth-century Scottish national identity as being comfortably Scottish and British Overturns the prevailing view of Victorian Scottishness as parochial, sentimental tartanry

Metal and Non-Metal Catalysts in the Synthesis of Five-Membered S-Heterocycles

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navjeet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Metal Catalyst ◽  
Efficient Synthesis ◽  
Heterocyclic Molecules ◽  
The Past ◽  
Harsh Conditions

Background:A wide variety of biological activities are exhibited by N, O and S containing heterocycles and recently, many reports appeared for the synthesis of these heterocycles. The synthesis of heterocycles with the help of metal and non-metal catalyst has become a highly rewarding and important method in organic synthesis. This review article concentrated on the synthesis of S-heterocylces in the presence of metal and non-metal catalyst. The synthesis of five-membered S-heterocycles is described here.Objective:There is a need for the development of rapid, efficient and versatile strategy for the synthesis of heterocyclic rings. Metal, non-metal and organocatalysis involving methods have gained prominence because traditional conditions have disadvantages such as long reaction times, harsh conditions and limited substrate scope.Conclusion:The metal-, non-metal-, and organocatalyst assisted organic synthesis is a highly dynamic research field. For ßthe chemoselective and efficient synthesis of heterocyclic molecules, this protocol has emerged as a powerful route. Various methodologies in the past few years have been pointed out to pursue more sustainable, efficient and environmentally benign procedures and products. Among these processes, the development of new protocols (catalysis), which avoided the use of toxic reagents, are the focus of intense research.

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