14. Scholarly reviewing
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Gerd Fritz
Abstract
The present article gives a survey of the practice of scholarly reviewing, dealing with basic parameters of reviews and their variation in various disciplines and providing a sketch of the history of reviewing and of the state of the art in research on reviewing. Basic parameters include the functional elements of reviews (e. g. summarizing a piece of scientific work, critically discussing such a work and evaluating it), topic management in reviews, and communication principles for reviews. Special emphasis is given to the role of evaluation in reviewing, which has been an important topic in recent research. Finally, present developments in the practice of reviewing are discussed, including open peer review, especially the introduction of online review sites with different publication systems, which, among other advantages, afford the opportunity to develop the basically monological practice of reviewing into an interactive enterprise.
Abstract
The present article gives a survey of the practice of scholarly reviewing, dealing with basic parameters of reviews and their variation in various disciplines and providing a sketch of the history of reviewing and of the state of the art in research on reviewing. Basic parameters include the functional elements of reviews (e. g. summarizing a piece of scientific work, critically discussing such a work and evaluating it), topic management in reviews, and communication principles for reviews. Special emphasis is given to the role of evaluation in reviewing, which has been an important topic in recent research. Finally, present developments in the practice of reviewing are discussed, including open peer review, especially the introduction of online review sites with different publication systems, which, among other advantages, afford the opportunity to develop the basically monological practice of reviewing into an interactive enterprise.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Table of contents VII
- Introduction to the volume XI
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I. Perspectives of research on scholarly and science communication
- 1. Philosophy of science for science communication in twenty-two questions 3
- 2. Science understanding between scientific literacy and trust: contributions from psychological and educational research 29
- 3. The contribution of media studies to the understanding of science communication 51
- 4. Analyzing science communication through the lens of communication science: Reviewing the empirical evidence 77
- 5. Modeling science communication: from linear to more complex models 105
- 6. The contribution of laboratory studies, science studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS) to the understanding of scientific communication 123
- 7. The contribution of linguistics and semiotics to the understanding of science communication 143
- 8. The contribution of terminology research to the understanding of science communication 167
- 9. The study of student academic writing 187
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II. Text types, media, and practices of science communication
- 10. Epistemic genres 209
- 11. On the nature and role of visual representations in knowledge production and science communication 235
- 12. The lecture and the presentation – rhetorics and technology 257
- 13. Spoken language in science and the humanities 271
- 14. Scholarly reviewing 289
- 15. Scientific controversies 311
- 16. Symbolic notation in scientific communication: a panorama 335
- 17. The rise of symbolic notation in scientific communication: the case of mathematics 357
- 18. Grant proposal writing as a dialogic process 377
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III. Science, scientists, and the public
- 19. Communicative strategies of popularization of science (including science exhibitions, museums, magazines) 399
- 20. Science journalism 417
- 21. Teaching science journalism as a blueprint for future journalism education 439
- 22. Science communication and public relations: beyond borders 465
- 23. Science communication, advising, and advocacy in public debates 485
- 24. Forms of science presentations in public settings 515
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IV. Historical perspectives on science communication
- 25. Historical perspectives on internal scientific communication 547
- 26. Academic teaching: the lecture and the disputation in the history of erudition and science 569
- 27. Historical aspects of external science communication 585
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V. Science communication: present and future
- 28. Reconfigurations of science communication research in the digital age 603
- 29. The library in a changing world of scientific communication 625
- 30. Scholarly communication in social media 639
- 31. Current trends and future visions of (research on) science communication 657
- Contributors to this volume 689
- Index 697
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Table of contents VII
- Introduction to the volume XI
-
I. Perspectives of research on scholarly and science communication
- 1. Philosophy of science for science communication in twenty-two questions 3
- 2. Science understanding between scientific literacy and trust: contributions from psychological and educational research 29
- 3. The contribution of media studies to the understanding of science communication 51
- 4. Analyzing science communication through the lens of communication science: Reviewing the empirical evidence 77
- 5. Modeling science communication: from linear to more complex models 105
- 6. The contribution of laboratory studies, science studies and Science and Technology Studies (STS) to the understanding of scientific communication 123
- 7. The contribution of linguistics and semiotics to the understanding of science communication 143
- 8. The contribution of terminology research to the understanding of science communication 167
- 9. The study of student academic writing 187
-
II. Text types, media, and practices of science communication
- 10. Epistemic genres 209
- 11. On the nature and role of visual representations in knowledge production and science communication 235
- 12. The lecture and the presentation – rhetorics and technology 257
- 13. Spoken language in science and the humanities 271
- 14. Scholarly reviewing 289
- 15. Scientific controversies 311
- 16. Symbolic notation in scientific communication: a panorama 335
- 17. The rise of symbolic notation in scientific communication: the case of mathematics 357
- 18. Grant proposal writing as a dialogic process 377
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III. Science, scientists, and the public
- 19. Communicative strategies of popularization of science (including science exhibitions, museums, magazines) 399
- 20. Science journalism 417
- 21. Teaching science journalism as a blueprint for future journalism education 439
- 22. Science communication and public relations: beyond borders 465
- 23. Science communication, advising, and advocacy in public debates 485
- 24. Forms of science presentations in public settings 515
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IV. Historical perspectives on science communication
- 25. Historical perspectives on internal scientific communication 547
- 26. Academic teaching: the lecture and the disputation in the history of erudition and science 569
- 27. Historical aspects of external science communication 585
-
V. Science communication: present and future
- 28. Reconfigurations of science communication research in the digital age 603
- 29. The library in a changing world of scientific communication 625
- 30. Scholarly communication in social media 639
- 31. Current trends and future visions of (research on) science communication 657
- Contributors to this volume 689
- Index 697
