What purpose do academic journals really serve?
This article explores the purpose of academic journals. Academics acknowledge that aside from sharing knowledge among scholars, these journals are the bedrock of higher education's tenure and promotion system. Academia is increasingly being splintered into niches of study. The Association for Educat...
| Publicado en: | Quill Vol. 93; no. 8; pp. 40 - 42 |
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Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc
Oct/Nov2005
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| Sumario: | This article explores the purpose of academic journals. Academics acknowledge that aside from sharing knowledge among scholars, these journals are the bedrock of higher education's tenure and promotion system. Academia is increasingly being splintered into niches of study. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is trying to bridge the gap by distilling journalism research into usable, practical tidbits for practitioners--editors, publishers, reporters, and sending out press releases to news organizations. |
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