scholarly journals Sociology and Education in an Academic Career

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-280
Author(s):  
Sandro Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Active Component ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
General Culture

The feature of life that follows aims to reflect on some topics that emerge from my 20 years of academic life, always in deep articulation between Sociology and Education. Without pretending to be thorough, the following topics emerge: the dialogue between sciences; interaction between people; organization and, at the same time, preparedness for the unexpected; classes with an active component; the importance of general culture; the need for permanent updating; publishing implies knowledge systematization; open access as an inevitability in scientific publication.

scholarly journals Incentives to Open Access: Perspectives of Health Science Researchers

Publications ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Carmen López-Vergara ◽  
Pilar Flores Asenjo ◽  
Alfonso Rosa-García
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Open Access Publication ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Impact

Technological development has transformed academic publication over the past two decades and new publication models, especially Open Access, have captured an important part of the publishing market, traditionally dominated by the Subscription publication model. Although Health Sciences have been one of the leading fields promoting Open Access, the perspectives of Health Science researchers on the benefits and possibilities of Open Access remain an open question. The present study sought to unveil the perspective of researchers on scientific publication decisions, in terms of the Subscription and Open Access publication model, Gold Road. With this aim, we surveyed Spanish researchers in Health Sciences. Our findings show that the value of publishing in Open Access journals increases as the experience of the researcher increases and the less she/he values the impact factor. Moreover, visibility and dissemination of the results are the main determinants of publication when choosing an Open Access journal as the first option. According to the response of the researchers, the reduction of fees and the increase in financing are important economic incentive measures to promote the Open Access publication model. It is widely accepted that the volume of Open Access publications will increase in the future.

scholarly journals With Open Eyes: Returning to an Academic Life

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Bonnie Lynn Nish
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
First Year ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Frustration Level

When asked to find a visual expression of my writing process for a first year PhD writing class, I saw a chance to unblock whatever was making it difficult for me to write. Searching for a meaningful way into my story, my ideas were reflected back through images of eyes – the eyes of strangers, my own eyes, and finally through the eyes of those who cared about me. Four years after a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury impacted my life, I returned to pursue an academic career. Symptoms that I thought had been put to rest were once again haunting me and my frustration level was escalating. Trying to find my way back into an academic existence was not an easy journey. The visual inquiry into eyes became a door through which I was able to gain back my words. Using poetic and narrative inquiry allowed for a further opening of releasing obstructions.

scholarly journals Analisis Keamanan Website Open Journal System Menggunakan Metode Vulnerability Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 853
Author(s):  
Imam Riadi ◽  
Anton Yudhana ◽  
Yunanri W
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Sql Injection ◽  
Web Application Security ◽  
Access Port

<p class="Body"><em>Open Journal System</em> (OJS) merupakan perangkat lunak yang berfungsi sebagai sarana publikasi ilmiah dan digunakan diseluruh dunia. OJS yang tidak dipantau beresiko diserang oleh <em>hacker</em>.  Kerentanan yang di timbulkan oleh <em>hacker</em> akan berakibat buruk terhadap performa dari sebuah OJS.  Permasalahan yang dihadapi pada sistem OJS meliputi <em>network</em>, <em>port discover</em>, proses audit <em>exploit</em> sistem OJS. Proses audit sistem pada OJS mencakup <em>SQL Injection</em>, melewati <em>firewall </em>pembobolan <em>password</em>. Parameter input yang digunakan adalah IP<em> </em><em>address</em> dan <em>p</em><em>ort open access</em>. Metode yang digunakan adalah <em>vulnerability assessment</em>. Yang terdiri dari beberapa tahapan seperti <em>information gathering</em> atau <em>footprinting</em>, <em>scanning vulnerability</em>, <em>reporting</em>. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi celah keamanan pada <em>website o</em><em>pen j</em><em>ournal s</em><em>ystem</em> (OJS). Penelitian ini menggunakan <em>o</em><em>pen w</em><em>eb a</em><em>pplication s</em><em>ecurity p</em><em>roject</em> (OWASP). Pengujian yang telah dilakukan berhasil mengidentifikasi 70 kerentanan<em> high</em>, 1929 <em>medium</em>,<em> </em>4050 <em>low</em> pada OJS, Total nilai <em>vulnerabilit</em>y pada OJS yang di uji coba sebesar 6049. Hasil pengujian yang dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa pada OJS versi 2.4.7 memiliki banyak celah kerentanan atau <em>vulnerability</em>, tidak di rekomendasi untuk digunakan. Gunakanlah versi terbaru yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak OJS <em>Public knowledge  project</em> (PKP).</p><p class="Body"> </p><p class="Body"><em><strong>Abstract</strong></em></p><p class="Judul21"><em>The Open Journal System (OJS) is </em><em>A </em><em>software that functions as a means of scientific publication and is used throughout the world. OJS that is not monitored is at risk of being attacked by hackers. Vulnerabilities caused by hackers will adversely affect the performance of an OJS. The problems faced by the OJS system include the network, port discover, OJS system audit exploit process. The system audit process on the OJS includes SQL Injection, bypassing the firewall breaking passwords. The input parameters used are the IP address and open access port. The method used is a vulnerability assessment. Which consists of several stages such as information gathering or footprinting, scanning vulnerability, reporting. This activity aims to identify security holes on the open journal system (OJS) website. This study uses an open web application security project (OWASP). Tests that have been carried out successfully identified 70 vulnerabilities high, 1929 medium, 4050 low in OJS, the total value of vulnerability in OJS which was tested was 6049. The results of tests conducted showed that in OJS version 2.4.7 had many vulnerabilities or vulnerabilities, not on recommendations for use. Use the latest version issued by the OJS Public Knowledge Project (PKP).</em></p><p class="Body"><em><strong><br /></strong></em></p>

scholarly journals Gender as a Barrier for Women With Children in Academe

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Armenti
Keyword(s):  
Career Paths ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Career Trajectory ◽  
Full Membership ◽  
Women Professors ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research involved in-depth interviews with nineteen women professors, drawn from across various faculties and ranks at one Canadian university, and was intended to explore the interconnections between the women's personal and professional lives. The women in this study chose to combine having children with an academic career. Most of them depicted their career trajectory as a lifelong challenge, one that was both fulfilling and prestigious. In contrast, the women reported a number of obstacles in their career paths that served to prevent them from gaining full membership in academic life. This study probes the nature of such obstacles that are grouped into two categories: the child-related time crunch and the career-related time crunch. As a result of these obstacles, the women encountered childbearing/childrearing problems, research dilemmas, a willingness to leave the academy, and denial of tenure and promotion. Findings call for a restructuring of academic careers in order to effectively accommodate women with children in the profession.

The Cost of Publishing

2019 ◽  
pp. 164-171
Author(s):  
Michael Hochberg
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Academic Society ◽  
Major Shift ◽  
Article Processing Charges ◽  
The Cost

The cost of publishing is hotly debated. Until the 1990s, publication was either free of charge, paid per page or per article, or covered partially or completely if subscribing to a journal or if a member of the academic society overseeing a journal. A major shift occurred in the early 2000s when new “Open Access” publishers made articles freely available for all to read and reuse, with article processing charges being covered by the author. This chapter discusses the paradigm shift and how it has changed the landscape of who pays for scientific publication.

scholarly journals Some Issues on the Funding of the Scientific Publication in Open Access

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Maria José Sá José Sá ◽  
Sandro Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advisory Boards ◽  
Sustainability Strategy ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Public Scrutiny ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Current

The academic/scientific publication in Open Access is already a current practice with several advantages, and the trend is that it will continue to be adopted worldwide by academics and researchers to disseminate the results of their work among the scientific community and the public at large. At a time when Open Access is not only unavoidable but tends to become generalised as a form of scientific publication, this paper seeks to put forth, discuss and analyse some emerging issues, which are directly related to the financing of the publication of scientific research in Open Access, and which are directly linked to the consequences for academic freedom and the impact of the dissemination of the scientific publication, as current questions that shape the scientific publication that we will have and wish. The results of this analysis allow concluding that, for this new way of publishing science to grow in a sustained way, it is necessary to ensure, among other aspects, the existence of independent scientific advisory boards; freedom of publication within certain boundaries; a sustainability strategy to plan for the operation of the platform; transparency in public scrutiny; and respect for the law.

scholarly journals The Global South and the challenge of assessment

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Hachani ◽  
Tom Olijhoek
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Global South ◽  
Access Site ◽  
International Network ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Global North ◽  
On Line ◽  
Publishing Practices

This presentation will present the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards and its implementaion by The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publication (INASP) on the Journal On Line project. It will try to see what  different countries have achieved in responding in the system the INASP has put forward. Open access has undoubtedly allowed a bigger share and spread of scientific and technical information at both green and gold road. The statistics in every key open access site show an increase in the number of freely available data and peer reviewed material. Nevertheless, there is a clear “divide” between countries when it comes to the prestige and recognition for publishing in a Global North or a Global South journal. The reasons are multiple but prejudice about the quality and transparency is the most prominent. The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publication (INASP) and its flagship program Journals On Line ( JOL) that encompasses a number of national and regional platforms have established a framework: Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS), whose goal is to bring these journals up to par and afford them a respectable place among the more established journals. The JPPS framework is made up of 6 levels of quality that determine the standing of the journal: inactive title; new title; no stars; one star; two stars; and three stars. The levels are used to rank and classify the journals. The other goal of JPPS is to give the editors of journals feedback on what to improve and how. We will in this presentation present the framework and show statistics for the different platforms using the star system. We will also present a conclusion on whether the framework has achieved its goals and what journals and countries have achieved a leap forward using the system.

scholarly journals Impacts of Covid-19 Lockdown in the Academic Life of Undergraduate Students: An Online Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-141
Author(s):  
Akash Pandey ◽  
Pooja Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Learning Group ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Final Exams ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Impact

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown can be widely observed in all sectors of the nation including education. An online survey was conducted to identify the impacts brought by the nationwide lockdown in the academic life of undergraduate students currently studying at different bachelor's levels and the ones who have completed final exams after the ease of lockdown. Particularly, the study explored both the positive and negative impact of COVID-19 lockdown. A structural questionnaire link using ‘Google form’ was circulated using messenger and E-mail from 20 April to 27 April 2021. A total of 98 students, from Tribhuvan University (60), Kathmandu University (16), Pokhara University (11), and Purbhanchal University (11) participated in the survey. The study found that around 42.86% of the students' academic life was affected negatively whereas only 2.04% reported positively. The majority of students pointed to delay in examinations as the primary negative impact followed by difficulty in learning due to excessive use of the internet, disturbance in pass out the pattern, loss of job, and issues of dropout. On the positive side, students have experienced an improvement in reading habits, development in the skills of self-study, virtual learning, group work, and digital competencies.  Thus, the study concludes that students' academic life was impacted negatively than positively. Therefore, the study suggests universities, educational institutions, and relevant stakeholders come up with a concrete plan to respond to the impacts seen in the academic career of students unless the lockdown perpetuates other consequences.

Exploring academic hiring and life in humanities and social sciences at an English research university through a PhD students-as-partners project

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Brown ◽  
Anna Mountford-Zimdars
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Research University ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Engagement

Purpose The purpose of this study is twofold: to make explicit academics’ tacit knowledge of academic employment and to develop the educational research and employability skills of 12 postgraduate researchers. Design/methodology/approach Twelve postgraduate researchers from ten different disciplines conducted 24 semi-structured interviews (12 with early career academics, 12 with senior academics). Respondents shared the skills, experiences and attributes sought when hiring and their lived experience of being academics. Findings The importance given to both explicitly stated (publications, teaching experience) and implicit (values, behaviour) factors varies greatly among individual academics. There is a mismatch between stated job requirements and the realities of academic life. A students-as-partners project fosters critical engagement with these questions and offers other benefits to participants. Research limitations/implications Most respondents work at one research-intensive English institution, potentially limiting generalisability to teaching-led and international institutions. Practical/implications Researcher development programmes should make explicit the range of factors considered in hiring while also encouraging critical engagement with the realities of academic work. Through students-as-partners projects, postgraduate research students can uncover first-hand what academic life is like and what hiring committees are looking for. Originality/value Through involving students-as-partners, the research question changed to reflect the actual concerns of those contemplating an academic career. Students gained invaluable awareness of academic hiring and insights into academic life, as well as transferable skills.

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