2021 roundup: How-to's and advice for researchers
This post rounds up some of our most popular resources from 2021 that help researchers plan, conduct, and publish research. It features blog posts, how-to’s, advice, and event recordings from across SAGE, including the SAGE Perspectives blog, Social Science Space, and Methodspace.
SAGE Perspectives Blog
In our SAGE Perspectives Blog, we showcase viewpoints from our academic and professional community with a focus on highlighting topical research published in SAGE books and journals.
It is widely acknowledged that there is a lack of formal training for early career researchers trying to become peer reviewers, especially how to be invited to review for a journal. To increase your chances of being selected as a reviewer, we highlight tips to strengthen your reviewer profile on our online submission and peer review systems.
As you are getting ready to publish your manuscript and are narrowing in on your journal of choice, you might face a variety of terminology in the submission guidelines about various costs associated with publication. Business models vary journal by journal and publisher by publisher. We breakdown the definitions of possible fees you may encounter as you decide to which journal you should submit.
Webinar and video collection
We highlight from our collection some thoughtful conversations from academics to assist you in your research design process.
Thematic Analysis: In conversation with Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke
In this webinar hosted by SAGE Psychology, Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke, founders of Thematic Analysis (TA), celebrate the publication of their new book Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide. Joined by fellow academics, Nikki Hayfield and Gareth Terry, Ginny and Victoria answer questions about their work on this groundbreaking new method of qualitative analysis.
Engaged and Ethical Online Research
Online research spans quantitative and qualitative approaches, from surveys and social media studies to in-depth interviews and creative methods. In this video, we discuss ways to engage with participants or find existing data sources. We describe practical steps you can use to overcome the obstacles and plan an ethical study.
Research Methods
Methodspace is an online community for social and behavioral research methods, which enables scholars and students to share experiences and solve problems on a global scale. As part of our Identifying and Planning Research series, we focus on phases of the research process and explain how different methodologies are identified and applied.
Like many research approaches, narrative research is taking new directions in the digital age. As part of the 2021 series on phases of the research process, we demonstrate how narrative methodology can be used in research design and how the narrative inquiry begins in experience as expressed in lived and told stories.
What is case study methodology? As a continuation of our phases of research series, we discuss how case study methodology is both unique and uniquely confusing. It is unique given one characteristic: case studies draw from more than one data source.
In this part of our phases of research series, we look at how Phenomenology (the reflective study of pre-reflective or lived experience) can be applied and can carry quite different meanings depending on theoretical and practical contexts.
What is the difference between experimental and non-experimental research design? We look at how non-experimental design distinguishes itself from experimental design and how it can be applied in the research process.
Qualitative data analysis varies by methodology. Learn about approaches for phenomenological studies through this collection of open access articles. We highlight diverse perspectives on data analysis in various schools of phenomenological research.
Ethnography involves the production of highly detailed accounts of how people in a social setting lead their lives, based on systematic and long-term observation of, and discussion with, those within the setting.
Informed consent is the term given to the agreement between researcher and participant. As part of the April 2021 focus on Collecting Data from Participants, we think about the place where ethics and participants intersect.
Collecting data sometimes involves questioning, prompting, or working with participants to collect or generate data. We interview Katy Wheeler and Bethany Morgan Brett, authors of a book about interview research, about collecting data with interviews.
Ethical research involves much more than a pre-study review or forms to explain how the study adheres to the institution’s rules about protection of human participants. This webinar features a cross-cultural conversation about critical ethics issues in research.
Social Science Space
Social Science Space is organized around six principles for understanding the social and behavioral community: Impact; Innovation; Insights; Industry; Infrastructure; and Investment.
Would you like to challenge the established curriculum in your subject discipline and reclaim it for those who have been historically marginalized? Knowing where to start is challenging. In this article, we breakdown actions you can take to develop your own process.
