Abstract
Welcome to this, the first issue of the International Modern Perspectives on Academia and Community Today (IMPACT) Journal. In creating this Journal and producing this first issue we have proven that multidisciplinary working is possible. Moreover, we have shown that as academics, we have the power to challenge the norms and work in innovative ways within the contexts of our institutions. Thinking and working in innovative ways reflects on our practices as we reimagine our work and role in working with the community. Through the creation of a multidisciplinary Journal, we intend to provide a platform that will not only host approaches used in various disciplines but will also act as a merging point by putting forward perspectives from the communities alongside academic work. In doing so, we hope to promote new forms of dialogue, which have the potential to generate new research directions, and help cement the notion that academia and community are intertwined rather than separate entities within the social relations. The purpose of academic practice is to serve the needs of the community as both members of the community and academics who adopt an advocacy standpoint. Therefore, we hope that through the collaborative working practices underpinning this initiative we can achieve our aim to promote community involvement and engagement and meaningful contribution in the short and long term.
Highlights
Welcome to this, the first issue of the International Modern Perspectives on Academia and Community Today (IMPACT) Journal
Through the creation of a multidisciplinary Journal, we intend to provide a platform that will host approaches used in various disciplines but will act as a merging point by putting forward perspectives from the communities alongside academic work
It is widely known that paywalls have restricted access to knowledge and research outcomes to merely those who can afford them. We understand this condition as a barrier to community engagement, public involvement, and eventually to the very impact of the work produced in academia
Summary
The first issue of the International Modern Perspectives on Academia and Community Today (IMPACT) Journal. Through the creation of a multidisciplinary Journal, we intend to provide a platform that will host approaches used in various disciplines but will act as a merging point by putting forward perspectives from the communities alongside academic work. We hope that through the collaborative working practices underpinning this initiative we can achieve our aim to promote community involvement and engagement and meaningful contribution in the short and long term.
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