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What can we do about scientific misconduct?

Janet Salmons
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Who can we trust in a world of alternative facts, trolls, and spam? We should be able to turn to scientific research for reliably trust-worthy perspectives, yet even peer- reviewed journal articles can contain incorrect or misleading findings. Academic misconduct– including falsifying data, selectively analyzing data, plagiarizing others’ work, or biased reporting– is a troubling problem […]

Categories: Focus Series, Instruction, Research, Research Ethics, Teaching, Tools and Resources

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Focus Series Autumn 2018

Janet Salmons
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Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo, is a time when many writers make a special effort to power through and make progress on a large project. For others, AcWriMo is a time to learn new skills and to think about goals for writing and getting published. The global community that emerges on social media sites during November […]

Categories: Academic Writing Month, Focus Series, Instruction, Other, Research, Research Ethics, Teaching, Tools and Resources, Writing and Editing

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Research and Academic Podcasting

Janet Salmons
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It is Academic Writing Month at SAGE MethodSpace, and in 2018 we are looking at ways researchers develop a holistic publication strategy.  Sometimes we need to do more than write in order to reach our target audiences. An increasingly popular way to get our words out is through podcasts. To learn more about how researchers and academic writers […]

Categories: Focus Series, Instruction, MentorSpace, Other, Podcast, Research, Tools and Resources

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Thinking about a journal article? Tips from an editor.

Janet Salmons
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It is Academic Writing Month at SAGE MethodSpace, and in 2018 we are looking at ways researchers develop a holistic publication strategy. Peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals are central to many academics’ publication strategies because they are typically required for tenure and promotion. Because they are so important, writers face steep competition for getting articles published. I asked Todd Bridgman, […]

Categories: Focus Series, MentorSpace, Other, Publishing, Writing and Editing

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What do journal editors want?

Janet Salmons
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It is Academic Writing Month at SAGE MethodSpace, and for 2018 we are looking at ways researchers develop a holistic publication strategy. Peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals are part of many writers’ academic career requirements.  What do editors want to see in new submissions? Dr. Jennifer Leigh offers some insights in thispost. She speaks from experience since she […]

Categories: Academic Writing Month, Focus Series, Publishing, Writing and Editing

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Self Publishing from a Dissertation: An Author Interview

Janet Salmons
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It is Academic Writing Month at SAGE MethodSpace, and for 2018 we are looking at ways researchers develop a holistic publication strategy. This means looking at all of the options, and choosing the type that fits with our content, will allow us to reach our target audience, and create real impact. This is the second post in the […]

Categories: Focus Series, Other, Publishing, Qualitative, Research

Tags: ACWRIMO18, Independent Publishing, Janet Salmons, Professional Books

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Writing for Impact: Scholarship & Practice

Janet Salmons
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It is Academic Writing Month at SAGE MethodSpace, and for 2018 we are looking at ways researchers develop a holistic publication strategy. Any strategy should take into consideration the potential for real impact, or making a difference with one’s research and writing. Dr. Melanie Cohen has been organizing workshops at the Academy of Management’s annual conference to engage […]

Categories: Academic Writing Month, Data Collection, Focus Series, Multimodal, Other, Research Methods

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Dissertation/Thesis Tips from TAA

Janet Salmons
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Are you working on your dissertation or thesis as part of Academic Writing Month (and beyond)? The Textbook and Academic Authors Association offers this free e-book about writing your doctoral dissertation or thesis: Dissertation Writing Tips & Strategies. This 30-page ebook includes: 6 Ways to Overcome Challenges to Writing Your Dissertation 6 Do’s & Don’ts of Editing […]

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Tags: ACWRIMO18, Dissertation, Getting Published, Thesis

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Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations

John W. Creswell
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Writing the Proposal Arguments Presented in a Proposal It is helpful to consider early in planning the study the major points that need to be addressed in a proposal. These points—or topics—all need to be interconnected to provide a cohesive picture of the entire project. For us, these topics seem to span all proposals, whether […]

Categories: MentorSpace, Multimodal, Tools and Resources, Writing and Editing

Tags: ACWRIMO18, Dissertation, Thesis

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