Are social sciences becoming more interdisciplinary? Evidence from publications 1960–2014
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DOI: 10.1002/asi.24627
Abstract: Interdisciplinary research is widely recognized as necessary to tackle some of the grand challenges facing humanity. It is generally believed that interdisciplinarity is becoming increasingly prevalent among Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. However,… read more here.
Keywords: sciences becoming; interdisciplinary evidence; becoming interdisciplinary; social sciences ... See more keywords
Scoping review search practices in the social sciences: A scoping review
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DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1742
Abstract: A thorough literature search is a key feature of scoping reviews. We investigated the search practices used by social science researchers as reported in their scoping reviews. We collected scoping reviews published between 2015 and… read more here.
Keywords: search; social sciences; scoping reviews; scoping review ... See more keywords
Primary Sources as Linked Data: Exploring Motives Across the Sciences and Social Sciences
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DOI: 10.1002/pra2.1023
Abstract: While long recognized in the humanities, there is growing recognition in the sciences and social sciences that primary sources—as diverse as manuscripts, photographs, cultural belongings, and specimens—hold vast data about scientific and human knowledge for… read more here.
Keywords: sciences primary; sciences social; primary sources; social sciences ... See more keywords
Undertaking Experiments in Social Sciences: Sequential, Multiple Time Series Designs for Consideration
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DOI: 10.1007/s10648-016-9368-0
Abstract: In social sciences, the use of stringent methodological approaches is gaining increasing emphasis. Researchers have recognized the limitations of cross-sectional, non-manipulative data in the study of causality. True experimental designs, in contrast, are preferred as… read more here.
Keywords: time series; time; experimental designs; sequential multiple ... See more keywords
Revisiting the Belmont Report’s ethical principles in internet-mediated research: perspectives from disciplinary associations in the social sciences
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DOI: 10.1007/s10676-018-9495-z
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to illuminate the conceptualisations and applications of the Belmont Report’s key ethical principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice based on a document analysis of five of the most… read more here.
Keywords: research; disciplinary associations; belmont report; ethical principles ... See more keywords
The Entanglement of the Social Realm: Towards a Quantum Theory Inspired Ontology for the Social Sciences
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DOI: 10.1007/s10699-020-09717-6
Abstract: This paper presents the outline of an ontology of the social realm that aims to provide a new perspective to the study of social phenomena. It will be argued that in order to raise the… read more here.
Keywords: ontology; entanglement social; ontology social; realm ... See more keywords
Australian PhD graduates’ agency in navigating their career pathways: stories from social sciences
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DOI: 10.1007/s10734-024-01181-6
Abstract: Despite limited opportunities for tenured academic positions, the number of PhD graduates in Social Sciences has steadily risen in countries with developed research systems. The current literature predominantly portrays PhD graduates as victims, either of… read more here.
Keywords: phd graduates; agency; social sciences; career pathways ... See more keywords
Transforming traditions into academic resources: a study of Chinese scholars in the humanities and social sciences
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DOI: 10.1007/s10734-024-01297-9
Abstract: The asymmetrical global higher education and knowledge systems ordered by Euro–American hegemony have been increasingly interrogated, especially by scholars in the humanities and social sciences (HSS). With gathering awareness, growing HSS scholars from non-Western backgrounds… read more here.
Keywords: academic resources; scholars humanities; social sciences; hss scholars ... See more keywords
Profiles of monograph authors in the social sciences and humanities: an analysis of productivity, career stage, co-authorship, disciplinary affiliation and gender, based on a regional bibliographic database
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2312-3
Abstract: Scholarly monograph authors are compared to other authors, based on bibliographic data registered in the VABB-SHW database from Flanders (Belgium). Monograph authors are found to be most often established male researchers with high productivity, who… read more here.
Keywords: authors social; monograph authors; profiles monograph; productivity ... See more keywords
An analysis of citation functions in the humanities and social sciences research from the perspective of problematic citation analysis assumptions
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-018-2770-2
Abstract: Citation analyses are based on two questionable assumptions that significantly influence the value of citation count: the equal contribution assumption (i.e., each citation contributes equally to the citing paper) and the positive endorsement assumption (i.e.,… read more here.
Keywords: citation functions; analysis; humanities social; sciences research ... See more keywords
Bringing the doctoral thesis by published papers to the Social Sciences and the Humanities: A quantitative easing? A small study of doctoral thesis submission rules and practice in two disciplines in the UK
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03483-9
Abstract: This paper examines how an alternative to the traditional monograph form of the doctoral thesis is emerging that reflects a new approach to the valuation and designation of scientific outputs. This new approach, based on… read more here.
Keywords: thesis; doctoral thesis; small study; published papers ... See more keywords