Editorial Reflections on the First Seven Years

Seven years ago this journal added the Research Supplement to its regular features, taking the form of eight centre pages which could be detached from the rest of the quarterly journal. The supplement began under the editorship of Professor Chris Kiernan, now director of the Hester Adrian Research Centre, Manchester University, but at that time working at the Thomas Coram Research Unit. He was succeeded by Dr Peter Gurney of Exeter University. The current editor reports on some aspects of the supplement, including an analysis of the topics of the articles it has published and the amount of space, by pages, which has been given to certain areas of special educational needs.     

著名语言学家邢公畹治学答问录

著名语言学家邢公畹先生在汉藏语系发生学研究和汉语研究方面成绩卓著，耄耋之年仍孜孜不息地进行着深入的研究，而且关注当前语言文字的应用状况，并发表了精辟的见解。     

Romanian scholarly productivity: recent history and recommendations

Romanian scholars, and others, have decried the quality and quantity of scholarly productivity from Romania. However, Romanian scholars face challenges of both tradition and resources as they try to westernize their higher education system. We analyzed data from two sources to compare Romanian scholarly productivity to that of other countries from Central and Eastern Europe that have similar histories, as well as to worldwide publication rates. We found that Romanian scholarly productivity is weak compared to other countries in psychology, sociology, environmental sciences, linguistics, geology and medicine. However, Romanian scholarly productivity has been comparable to other countries in agriculture and computer sciences. We also found that Romanian scholarly productivity has shown gains in engineering and economics compared to other countries over a 20-year period. We conclude this paper with research-based recommendations for improving scholarly productivity.     

Reflections on Policy:

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Further Reflections on Hypothesis Testing and Editorial Policy for Primary Research Journals

Questions have recently been raised about the value of statistical hypothesis testing, as well as the associated policy implications for publishing empirically based research in professional journals. In this Reflections note, we extend our (Robinson and Levin, 1997) earlier thoughts on what could, should, and should not be done to existing editorial practices.     

略论孔子的"君子儒"之教

从孔门师一弟子间的君子与伪君子之辨和关于君子之规、君子之道、致君子之道的议论,揭示孔门＂君子儒＂之教的要义。附带说明孔子之教与苏格拉底之教的区别。     

Unpacking ontological security: A decolonial reading of scholarly impact

Despite the growing debate about scholarly impact, an analysis of the onto-epistemic grammar underlying impact has remained absent. By taking a different analytical approach to examining impact, we interrogate the concept through the lens of decolonial thought. We offer an empathetic review of the impact scholarship and illuminate the limits of the modern imaginary that circumscribe critiques of impact in the literature, making visible the Eurocentric and provincial horizons of modern reason underlying these critiques and impact in general. Drawing on ?ūnyatā ontological perspective, we seek to articulate from modernity imaginary’s edges and suggest imagining and being otherwise. We argue that the question of scholarly impact is intimately structured by and connected to the modern subject’s desire for ontological security.     

Personal Reflections on Academic Promotion:

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