Why I Write For Academic Blogs
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May 17, 2019
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publication, blogging, peer-review, scholarship, knowledge, research
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Peer-reviewed academic publications are largely viewed as the gold standard of sharing scholarly work and are what many students in university strive for. However, this traditional method is not without challenges, namely its slow turnaround time and limits to accessibility. In this article, I discuss my personal experiences with these barriers and how I was able to overcome them through academic blogging. All in all, I urge others in academia to consider including blogs in their repertoire for disseminating knowledge rather than aiming solely for peer-reviewed articles.
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2. Barton CJ, Merolli MA. It is time to replace publish or perish with get visible or vanish: opportunities where digital and social media can reshape knowledge translation. Br J Sports Med. 2017:bjsports-2017.
3. Pho K. Be heard on social media’s leading physician voice [Internet]. KevinMD.com; n.d. [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/heard-social-medias-leading-physician-voice.
4. CMAJ Blogs. About Us [Internet]. cmajblogs.com; n.d. [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://cmajblogs.com/about/.
5. Harvard Macy Institute. Harvard Macy Community Blog [Internet]. harvardmacy.org; n.d. [cited 2018 Oct 30]. Available from: https://www.harvardmacy.org/index.php/hmi-blogs.