Many academic papers could be half as long—or less. But we write them to be self-contained and accessible to a broad scholarly audience, so we repeat background, define well-known terms, pad the argument just to be safe. And then publishers restrict the number of footnotes.

In an ideal world, a paper would be short, dense, even cryptic—and followed by a massive apparatus of notes explaining context, terminology, prior work, alternatives. Instead, we do the opposite: long main text, minimal notes

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I'm planning an event on 'The Future of the Doctorate' (will update here asap).

In the meantime, what are your views on its future, given all that's happening?

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https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/change-and-stability-in-thesis-and-dissertation-writing-9781350146570/

I've just been gratefully reminded that academic writing can be an act of love, justice, and care, as well as "the very essence of what it means to be human" (p. 265).

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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1350507617753560

I🧡Laurel Richardson's approach to academic writing generally and this, specifically, because of the focus on writer agency, choice, & the complexities of referring to the 'world' (or REALITY).

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It's not too late to submit your feedback on the draft of our Peer Review Committee's Recommendations on Use of Al in Scholarly Communication! 🤖🎓📢

Responses are voluntary and may be submitted anonymously until Monday, 15th September. ⌛

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Am working with a PhDer keen to create a visual/sensorial #thesis investigating the aesthetics of Pentecostal imagery (Religious Studies). Their supervisors aren't 'keen'.

Any examples/advice I can share with them?

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"The paper is reported in line with STROBE guidelines." 😅

You wand to know more about STROBE? Go check it out:
https://www.strobe-statement.org/

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Another #PeerReview finished.

Paper ~ 5000 words
Review ~ 1700 words
Duration ~ 1.75 hours

I recently had a discussion with an editorial board whether reporting #checklists should be mandatory. The board suggested that this would limit creativity and openness.

Most checklists only say what should be minimally reported and are rarely otherwise normative.

It would have helped this manuscript, so that I would have understood what the authors had done.

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