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January 6th, 2014

Continue the momentum of your research and explore wider areas of interest: our top five posts on Academic Blogging

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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes

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January 6th, 2014

Continue the momentum of your research and explore wider areas of interest: our top five posts on Academic Blogging

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Estimated reading time: 10 minutes

For our final Top Five overview piece highlighting our most-read pieces of the last year, we present the top five blogs on the theme of academic blogging. These posts provide helpful advice for those looking to get more involved in the practice and also delve further into the pros and cons of investing time and energy into academic blogging. We look forward to discussing further the issues and opportunities of academic blogging in the new year.

Advice for potential academic bloggers

One year after starting his Mainly Macro blog, Simon Wren-Lewis discusses the value of academic blogging. He finds that blogging has improved his teaching and helped him clarify his ideas. 

 

The value of academic blogging

Mark Carrigan finds that academic blogging holds out the possibility of extending the role of the academic, rather than threatening its diminution. It allows for discoverability, less specialised communication, and a degree of space and freedom to extend beyond the realms of research.

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The legitimacy and usefulness of academic blogging will shape how intellectualism develops

Academic blogging has become an increasingly popular form, but key questions still remain over whether blog posts should feature more prominently in formal academic discourse. Jenny Davis clarifies the pros and cons of blog citation and sees the remaining ambiguity as      indicative of a changing professional landscape.

The boundaries of academic blogging

Alex Marsh thinks of himself as a blogger who is an academic, rather than an “academic blogger”. He finds that though there is significant overlap, these two identities are not entirely congruent. An academic blogger may feel constrained to topics only related to his or her academic research, whereas a blogger who is also an academic is free to explore wider fields of discussion.

JHartleyThree strikes and a blog: What to do with papers that are continually rejected

Getting your work published can be a frustrating process. Massive delays in publication and continual rejection may be all too common experiences but James Hartley argues this is no reason to let your scholarly work remain unseen. Blogs offer a great way to continue the momentum of your research and to find new audiences for work that may not appeal to the strict remit of academic publishers.

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