Publishing interdisciplinary research, 3 hp
| Course number | . |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Methodcourse |
| Track | - |
| Max participants | 20 |
| Application deadline | 2024-03-05 |
| Language | En |
| Course leader | Erika Sigvardsdotter |
| Department | Department of history of science and ideas |
| Visiting address | Thunbergsvägen 3P |
| Post address | Box 629 |
| Dates | 15th of march, 22nd of March and 26th of April |
| Location | campus Engelska parken |
| Course length | three days plus preparations and writing assignment |
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| Course plan |
Description
This course is designed for PhD students in biomedicine, health, humanities and social sciences with interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research projects, who want to achieve visibility for their research beyond their home discipline. The focus of the course is on the specific challenges to make visible and reach out with interdisciplinary research. The course deals with the academic publishing system, how publishing traditions vary between scientific domains and disciplines, and what implications these differences have for information retrieval and publishing strategies in interdisciplinary research. The course addresses issues of visibility, impact and research communication both within and outside the traditional scientific journals. The course is organized by the Centre for Medical Humanities in collaboration with Uppsala University Library.
Learning outcomes
Describe and critically discuss the academic publishing system, as well as how it varies across disciplines and scientific subjects.
Describe and critically discuss the specific challenges for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research in terms of information retrieval and publication.
Critically reflect on the role of academic publishing in relation to the broader developments in academia and society as a whole, and how that relates to interdisciplinary research and publishing.
Formulate and reflect on a publishing strategy for an interdisciplinary project based on the context of the specific project.
Contents
The History and Future of Scientific Publishing.
Interdisciplinarity and Research Assessment.
Different ways of navigating interdisciplinary publishing – three examples
Seminar on written assignment
Instructions
contact course administrator for full instructions
Examination
active participation in interactive lectures and seminars. written assignment (essay)
Literature
Leonelli, S. (2023). Philosophy of Open Science (Elements in the Philosophy of Science). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009416368
See also course information for total reading list.
Teaching staff
Erika Sigvardsdotter, coordinator at the Centre for Medical Humanities, PhD in human geography,
Börje Dahrén, Librarian, Scholarly communication division, Uppsala University Library, PhD in Earth Science,
Jens Eriksson, Librarian, Scholarly communication division, Uppsala University Library, PhD in history of science and ideas,
Maja Bodin, researcher in nursing, Karlstad Universitet.
Lise Eriksson, associate professor in sociology, Åbo akademi,
Ingela Visuri, senior lecturer in religious studies, Högskolan Dalarna