Powering the future: Academic journals and language research

The first academic journal was published in 1655 and the first peer-reviewed journal followed in 1731. Since then, academic journals have changed little in form and only slightly in purpose. Academic journals continue to increase exponentially in number in ever-emerging fields, but there are negativ...

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Published inTraining, language and culture (Online) Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 9 - 19
Main Author Beatty, Kenneth N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 01.03.2022
Subjects
academic research
cefr
experimental subjects
online journals
research methodologies
thought experiment
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ISSN2520-2073
2521-442X
DOI10.22363/2521-442X-2022-6-1-9-19

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Summary:The first academic journal was published in 1655 and the first peer-reviewed journal followed in 1731. Since then, academic journals have changed little in form and only slightly in purpose. Academic journals continue to increase exponentially in number in ever-emerging fields, but there are negative washback effects to current journal publication, beginning with the publish and perish principle that works against innovative research objectives, topics and methodologies. Digital technologies now offer new opportunities to rethink the process, role and function of academic journals and, in language education, to overcome typical problems such as limited experimental subject pools, dated data, time constraints, a focus on marginal ideas and static findings. This paper also suggests how academic journals and papers can be improved, particularly in the area of English Language Teaching and the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
ISSN:2520-2073
2521-442X
DOI:10.22363/2521-442X-2022-6-1-9-19