This blog offers advice on how to maintain wellbeing and address bias in research as a PhD candidate, as well as some broader discussion of how identity and privilege factor into this work.
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Joining the editorial board of an academic journal might seem unattainable for early career researchers – but as Alejandro Ortiz-Hernández tells us, getting involved with a journal is a great way to develop new skills and grow your career. Here’s what he had to say.
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Even though qualitative research is more respected nowadays, it is still seen in some academic circles just as a starting point in research. We still live in a world where quantitative approaches are dominant and considered more robust for relying on numerical or measurable data.
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In our free monthly webinar series, we receive hundreds of questions from attendees and we try to answer as many as possible during the webinar. We selected a few of the most common questions regarding Open Access, and here is what our experts had to say.
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SAGE Publishing Asia Pacific organized an intimate Q&A with Professor Yu Xie - find out what he had to say about the importance of research methods in sociology and much more.
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SAGE is pleased to announce a new webinar series focused on the academic publishing process. This monthly series will conduct a deeper dive into the journal world, providing expert advice to researchers and authors on how to get published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.
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One of the biggest challenges journal editors face is sourcing reviewers. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has made this challenge even more pronounced as journal submissions have risen but the number of academics available to review has not. However, many early career researchers are keen to gain experience of reviewing but are not being invited to review. To bridge this gap, SAGE is taking some steps to make peer review more accessible to junior researchers.
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Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are often encouraged to act as reviewers for academic journals and conferences. Engaging in peer review from this perspective can be useful for budding authors looking to submit their own papers for publication. However, there can also be barriers for those early in their careers.
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In this conversation with the Sussex Hive Scholars, Devyn and Louise ask Aanchal about her work on comics and nostalgia and her experience of being an international student at Sussex.
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