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What is the point of publishing peer-reviewed articles if you care about changing things out there in the world?

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Jo VanEvery

I want to write more about some of the practical applications of the general point I made in Communication vs Validation: Why are you publishing?. In particular, I want to connect my approach to writing and publishing with the larger themes of confidence and meaningfulness. This particular post … [Read more...] about What is the point of publishing peer-reviewed articles if you care about changing things out there in the world?

Filed Under: Beyond the Academy, Communicating Knowledge, Ethos & Influences, Scholarly Publishing Tagged With: activism, communication, policy, practice, priorities, validation

Communication vs Validation: why are you publishing?

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

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The primary purpose of publishing, even scholarly publishing, is communication. If you centre the communicative role of publishing, with a focus on the audience and the difference you would like your work to make for that audience, decisions about when and where to publish will change. This … [Read more...] about Communication vs Validation: why are you publishing?

Filed Under: Audio Version Available, Communicating Knowledge Tagged With: audience, audio, audio version available, authority, blog, citations, classroom, communication, conferences, Fyfe, journal articles, Margaret Atwood, monographs, seminar, validation

Publishing from your dissertation

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

It is a fact of life that if you want an academic job you need to publish. I wrote a bit about this over on the Careers CafĂ© blog at University Affairs. For most early career academics, or PhD students contemplating academic careers, this means thinking about your dissertation. Why publish your … [Read more...] about Publishing from your dissertation

Filed Under: Communicating Knowledge, Finding Your Way, Scholarly Publishing, Your PhD Tagged With: book, communication, dissertation, journal articles, PhD, validation

Validation, communication, & academic blogging: some links

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jo VanEvery 3 Comments

A linky post for those who are interested. There are some interesting things to be found on this topic. Michael Cholbi at In Socrates Wake drew my attention to a few in his post inviting thoughts on whether humanists are avoiding exposure (responding to Alex Reid, see below). Which led me to … [Read more...] about Validation, communication, & academic blogging: some links

Filed Under: Academic Context, Scholarly Publishing Tagged With: blogging, communication, validation

Validation vs communication: another example

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

How is it that just as I write that post about validation and how stuck it can get you, I find another relevant link (via Twitter, don't let anyone tell you it isn't worthwhile; Sharing links is one of the benefits). Why Lists are a Flawed Approach to Assessing Excellence Some excerpts to … [Read more...] about Validation vs communication: another example

Filed Under: Academic Context, Scholarly Publishing Tagged With: evaluation, journal rankings, journals, peer review, The Australian, validation

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