Video interview: Zizi Papacharissi, Editor of journal Social Media + Society on research relevance
Learn about research relevance from journal editors.
The focus for 2022 is Research<>Relevance. Since scholarly journals are one of the main channels for disseminating research, throughout the month of January we will explore ways they are rising to meet the current challenges in the field. How are journals meeting needs of their readers, contributors, and the public in these changing times? What methodologies and methods are drawing the most attention, and how can researchers prepare successful submissions?
To explore these questions I am interviewing editors and editorial board members from five SAGE research journals. I selected journals that are entirely or mostly open-access: International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Social Media + Society, Big Data & Society, Journal of Mixed Methods, and Research Ethics. I am asking the same questions of all the editors or board members, and at the conclusion of the series I will offer a comparison and synthesis of key points. Find the unfolding series here, including posts that highlight each respective journal’s most read and cited articles.
Interview with Zizi Papacharissi, Editor, Social Media + Society
Social Media + Society is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on advancing the understanding of social media and its impact on societies past, present and future. It is an interdisciplinary journal that features qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research. In this interview Dr. Papacharissi discusses ways we define social media, and the innovative ways this journal is addressing current issues in the field. Her comments are of interest to readers as well as to researchers who are interested in submitting articles.
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