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Category Archives: journal article
when peer review is scent marking
Continuing random posts on peer reviewer behaviour… So we all know what scent marking is. It’s when animals set out the boundaries of their territory by leaving their scent in strategic places. Scentmarked territories are often used for sleeping and/or mating … Continue reading
Posted in disciplines, journal article, peer review, subfield, territoriality, Uncategorized
Tagged journal article, Pat Thomson, peer review, territoriality
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writing a paper? what’s the angle?
Researchers are often heavily entangled in their research. They’ve lived with it for a long time. And they can do that because the research is interesting to them. Really interesting. It’s not really surprising that a long-term-involved researcher might forget that other … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, journal article, reader, the angle, the pitch, Uncategorized
Tagged academic writing, journal article, Pat Thomson, the angle, the pitch
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vignette variations
I was recently asked for an example of the use of vignette. Here it is. There are many ways to write a journal article besides the standard Introduction followed by a Literature Review, Methods, Results and Discussion and Conclusion. While there are … Continue reading
Posted in introduction, journal article, vignette
Tagged introduction, journal article, Pat Thomson, vignette
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self-citation by proxy
Meet Dr Oozing-Confidence. He knows his work is important. Very important. Superior even. He gets very miffed when he reads anything that is on his topic, or connected with it, that doesn’t recognise his contributions and their significance. He is always keen … Continue reading
Posted in conversation, journal article, peer review, self-citation
Tagged conversation, Pat Thomson, peer review, self-citation
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paper not working? try the “what’s the problem?” approach
Ever find yourself with a draft of a journal article that you’re just not happy with? Can’t put your finger on what’s wrong? Well you’re not alone. The being-disgruntled-with-a-paper-but-unsure-of-the-reason syndrome is the most common problem I see in writing workshops. Unhappy … Continue reading
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thesis to journal article – five things to remember
Once you have winkled the topic of your paper out of its thesis shell, you need to select the journal that you want to publish in. And once you’ve made that decision, you need to remember these five things as you start to think … Continue reading
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the lazy reviewer costs us all
This is a guest post from Dr Julie Rowlands. Julie’s research applies a critical sociology of education perspective to academic governance, higher education systems, academic work and organisational change. The book of her PhD is on its way – Academic Governance in Contemporary Universities: … Continue reading
