Peer-reviewed Scholarly Journals Research Articles

Veterinary Anatomy Education: Challenges Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). As an internationally distributed journal, JVME provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, research, and discoveries about veterinary medical education. This exchange benefits veterinary faculty, students, and the veterinary profession as a whole by preparing veterinarians to better perform their professional activities and to meet the needs of society.

Lovell, J., Maoism: A Global History

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Application and Impact of New Technologies in the Supply Chain Management During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the application of emerging technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on supply chain management. Design/Methodology/approach: A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the application and impact of new technologies on supply chain management. Findings: The findings revealed that blockchain technology, IoT, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cloud computing, 5G and smartphone application, and the use of robots and drones are the key technologies used during COVID-19 in supply chain management, and they showed a substantial impact on the supply chain resilience, agility, and adaptability. Key barriers include higher investment costs, lack of government regulations and support, and deficiency of skilled and technical human resources faced during these technologies' implementation. Practical Implications: This study evaluated the systematic review through the google scholar search engine and only adopted peer-reviewed scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and opinion papers. The study provides valuable insight to supply chain officials, policymakers, and governments. The emerging technologies have the crucial potential to resolve the supply chain disruptions, if they are addressed seriously. Originality/ value: This study provides social implications by providing insight regarding the improved standards of living. This study is the first to address emerging technologies in supply chain management during COVID-19.

Discussing the Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in COVID-19 Era in the Middle East

Research Question: This conceptual research explores the role that academic entrepreneurship can play in Middle Eastern countries in addressing the effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the region. Motivation: Entrepreneurial universities are pivotal in contemporary economic systems due to their significant contributions in innovation efforts. Part of their mission is seen in the commercialization of their scientific knowledge through the creation of spin-offs (Cvijic et al., 2019; O'shea et al., 2005; Rodrigues et al., 2019). The challenges and constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated the importance of coordinating the efforts of all parties including those of entrepreneurial universities in order to develop vaccines and generate healthcare solutions which could be patented and commercialized afterwards. Hence, this paper identifies the factors which can reinforce the entrepreneurial insertion of universities and increase their capacity in supporting collective efforts aiming at combatting the COVID-19 aftermath. Idea: Based on a review of recent literature, the purpose of this conceptual study is twofold: identify the predictors and the success factors of academic entrepreneurship; and argue for research propositions that could guide future empirical research. In addition, this paper provides insights into the current evolution of the entrepreneurial experiences of Middle Eastern universities. Data: This explorative research was based on an extensive literature review of the core aspects relevant to academic entrepreneurship. Recent references published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals with the primary focus on the Middle East or other developing economies were targeted in order to build up the conceptual model revolving around nine research propositions. Tools: Selected references were reviewed and categorized around the mainstream themes identified by the authors, i.e., impact of entrepreneurial universities, antecedents of academic entrepreneurship, and its success factors. For each block, several research propositions were derived and presented. Findings: The literature review findings argue for the potential role that specific factors can play in promoting the entrepreneurial engagement of Middle Eastern universities, namely the national institutional framework, an easy access to funding sources, the existence of interrelations with local organizations and the quality of the university’s organizational infrastructure. The conceptual framework assumes also that the performance of entrepreneurial universities would depend on the number and quality of relationships with the industry, the support of venture capitalists and the intensity of their entrepreneurial and market orientations. Contribution: This research contributes essentially in underlining the growing importance of academic entrepreneurship and how it can be a rewarding choice for Middle Eastern policy makers.

Quantitative Description of Digital Media

We introduce the rationale for a new peer-reviewed scholarly journal, theJournal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media. The journal is intendedto create a new venue for research on digital media and address severaldeficiencies in the current social science publishing landscape. First,descriptive research is undersupplied and undervalued. Second, researchquestions too often only reflect dominant theories and received wisdom.Third, journals are constrained by unnecessary boundaries defined bydiscipline, geography, and length. Fourth, peer review is inefficient andunnecessarily burdensome for both referees and authors. We outline thejournal’s scope and structure, which is open access, fee-free and relies on aLetter of Inquiry (LOI) model. Quantitative description can appeal to socialscientists of all stripes and is a crucial methodology for understanding thecontinuing evolution of digital media and its relationship to importantquestions of interest to social scientists.

Book Review: Towards A Common Future: Understanding Growth, Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific Region edited by Banik, A., Barai, M. K. and Suzuki, Y. (Palgrave Macmillan; 1st Edition (2017), Pages: 366)

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Editorial Note Vol.1(1)

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Book Review: Brown, P., Lauder, H., & Cheung, S. Y., The Death of Human Capital? Its Failed Promise and How to Renew it in an Age of Disruption

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Editorial Vol.7

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Editorial note on Journal of Arthritis-July

Journal of Arthritis is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal of international reputation which reports on the most recent happenings on arthritis starting from its origin, cause, consequences, detailing prevention, cure and arthritis management. The journal reflects on all aspects related to arthritis on open access platform and encourages researchers to file original manuscripts as research articles, review articles, case studies, commentaries, short communication and letters. The journal caters to the needs of a people across the academic, industry and business by carting to practicing orthopedics, surgeons, clinical PR actioners, medical colleges that offers specialized programs on orthopedics, students and researchers, research centres that develop innovative and alternative therapeutic techniques and tools.

Editorial note on Journal of Arthritis

Journal of Arthritis is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal of international reputation which reports on the most recent happenings on arthritis starting from its origin, cause, consequences, detailing prevention, cure and arthritis management. The journal reflects on all aspects related to arthritis on open access platform and encourages researchers to file original manuscripts as research articles, review articles, case studies, commentaries, short communication and letters. The journal caters to the needs of a people across the academic, industry and business by carting to practicing orthopedics, surgeons, clinical PR actioners, medical colleges that offers specialized programs on orthopedics, students and researchers, research centres that develop innovative and alternative therapeutic techniques and tools.

Nutritional Outcomes of patients Undergoing Resection for upper gastroIntestinal cancer in AuStralian Hospitals (NOURISH): protocol for a multicentre point prevalence study

IntroductionNutritional intervention and prevention of malnutrition is significantly important for patients with upper gastrointestinal oesophageal, pancreatic and gastric cancer. However, there is limited information regarding nutritional status, and perioperative nutritional...

Exploring the facilitators and barriers to using an online infertility risk prediction tool (FoRECAsT) for young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study protocol

IntroductionAs cancer treatments may impact on fertility, a high priority for young patients with breast cancer is access to evidence-based, personalised information for them and their healthcare providers to guide...

Editorial boards of 45 journals devoted to school and educational psychology: International characteristics and publication patterns

To assess and promote internationally representative scholarship, several past studies have examined the geographic affiliation of journals’ editorial board members and authors. The present study is the first known to examine this with journals devoted to school and educational psychology. After systematically identifying all peer-reviewed scholarly journals around the globe that are specifically devoted to school or educational psychology ( N = 45), the goals of this study were to (a) report key characteristics about each journal’s editorial board, and (b) examine the extent to which geographic affiliation (country where one is employed) is consistent among a journal’s editorial board members and recent authors. One key finding revealed that editorial boards of the discipline’s journals represent individuals from all global regions, but many global regions (e.g. Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America) are underrepresented. Another finding showed that the vast majority of journals evidence strong similarities in geographic affiliation between editorial board members and authors. Findings, implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed in the context of internationalization.

Corporate sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises: a literature analysis and road ahead

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to do a thorough literature review to assess the current status of corporate sustainability practices, issues and challenges in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and, based on literature, suggest a model that can improve and strategically manage their sustainability practices in the emerging market context of Asia.Design/methodology/approachThe authors did a meta-analysis of the reviewed literature taken from peer-reviewed scholarly journals in the time frame of 1985-2016. Methodology used by the authors is through preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis.FindingsCorporate sustainability is a well-practiced area in big organisations. However, literature suggests that in case of SMEs, the situation is different. Social and environmental practices are grossly neglected in SMEs, more specifically in emerging markets. Existing literature mentions that collaborative mode of operation, government policy and facilitation and supporting organisation culture can positively influence SME’s sustainability performance and hence improve their financial performance.Research limitations/implicationsMost of the papers in corporate sustainability literature are qualitative in nature and there is no empirical evidence of establishing this relationship in SME context. This paper tries to conceptualise the existence of a possible framework relating factors of sustainability and their role in improving business performance of the SMEs. However, the findings are purely literature-based and piloting of the questionnaire is also done on 20 SMEs in a specific geography. This is a very small and also a biased sample. Future research studies based on this paper are expected to verify the proposed relationship with larger data set catering to different industry clusters and countries.Practical implicationsThe proposed model is only directional in nature. With the content analysis, the authors have tried to answer the research questions relating to factors of sustainability and its impact on business performance. To address the research questions in a more generalised way, an empirical research needs to be conducted to establish the research propositions. The proposed model needs to be validated and optimised with further research and data analysis. Once such a model is established, this can be proved beneficial for providing guidance to SMEs to enhance the sustainability of their business operations.Social implicationsThe SME sector has made a significant contribution to the economic development in countries, and this sector has huge potential for growth, and their geographic spread and penetration is much higher than large organisations. Sustainable growth of this industry sector can reasonably be expected to lead to stable and sustainable development of the nation. Moreover, environmental and social best practices adopted by SMEs will also have a positive influence on society and environment in the long run.Originality/valueThis paper had done a geography wise analysis of sustainable practices in SMEs, and based on the recommendations and suggestions of different analyses, the authors developed few research propositions and also presented a conceptual model. Finally, to address the gap, it mentions some future research possibilities to test and validate the proposed model in the context of SMEs in emerging markets of Asia.

A global examination of peer-reviewed, scholarly journal outlets devoted to school and educational psychology

One proposed way to support internationalization is to enhance internationally representative and culturally informed scholarship within a respective discipline, and academic journals are a primary source of scholarship for most disciplines. Therefore, to build upon efforts to assess and promote internationally representative scholarship, it is necessary to identify and know more about the discipline-specific journals within a field—including those published in different parts of the world and in different languages. The goals of this study were to (a) identify all peer-reviewed scholarly journals around the globe that are specifically devoted to publishing scholarship about school or educational psychology, and (b) obtain relevant information about those journals (e.g., information about the mission of each journal, article accessibility, language characteristics, etc.). One key finding indicated clear evidence of internationality in the discipline, but there are important limitations with respect to representation aspects of internationalization. Other findings showed that many journals offer free access to scholarly articles and that the vast majority of journals aim to publish scholarship that influences practice. All findings, implications, limitations, and future research directions are discussed in the context of internationalization within school and educational psychology, and are connected to discipline-relevant research, practice, training, collaboration, or advocacy.

Friendships in marketing: a taxonomy and future research directions

The concept of friendship remains important from societal, academic, and practitioner perspectives. We find that there is a proliferation of research in the marketing discipline on the utilization and applicability of the concept of friendship, but the literature is fragmented. By fragmentation, we refer to the fact that the notion of friendship is tapped in multiple, independent research streams. As a result, there is a lack of an organized and holistic view of friendship-related research in the marketing domain. Drawing on an extensive literature review of 130 papers in more than 30 peer-reviewed scholarly journals across a 37-years time span (1980–2017), this paper synthesizes the extant friendship research in the domain of marketing through a taxonomy, which categorizes the different types of friendship conceptualizations based on two underlying characteristics, or dimensions, the formation of friendship, and consumption timeline. The proposed taxonomy shows the differences as well as the interrelationships between the different publications, giving a systematic view of the research landscape. We suggest future research avenues as well, for further research in the area of marketing-related friendships and highlight why the research is relevant from a real-world perspective.

Challenges Facing Society Journals.

Clinical Chemistry , a society journal, was introduced in 1955.7 At that time, Clinical Chemistry and other society journals were published in a manner that changed little for the next 40 years. Production costs of journals were supported by member dues, individual/library subscriptions, or article processing charges (author page charges). If you were a society member or paying subscriber, you received a printed copy of the journal. If not, access to the article was achieved by walking to the library and pulling the journal off the shelf and photocopying it. Or you could mail the authors and ask for a reprint of the article (authors purchased reprints of the article to mail to individuals asking for a copy). Times have changed. In 1955, there were approximately 3000 scholarly peer-reviewed journals. As of 2014, there were approximately 28000 peer-reviewed journals, a number that ballooned to approximately 33000 in 2018. And this includes just English-language journals. Add to that the increase in the number of scientists worldwide, which has outpaced the rate of expansion of peer-reviewed journals. More journals plus more publishing scientists equals a staggering amount of available information. The world is now digital, and access to this wealth of information is at our fingertips. Yet, although access is more achievable than ever, society journals now face challenges to their survival. The financial models that have previously supported society journals have been disrupted. Most professional and academic societies are nonprofit, relying on membership dues to support the mission of the society and subscriptions to finance the costs of publishing a journal. However, the subscription model is becoming less and less sustainable. A 2018 report by the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers included data showing that, between 2012 and 2016, the proportion of journals in the Scopus database …

Acceptance rates of scholarly peer-reviewed journals: A literature survey

The acceptance rate of scholarly journals is an important selection criterion for authors choosing where to submit their manuscripts. Unfortunately, information about the acceptance (or rejection rates) of individual journals is seldom available. This article surveys available systematic information and studies of acceptance rates. The overall global average is around 35-40%. There are significant differences between fields of science, with biomedicine having higher acceptance rates compared to for instance the social sciences. Open access journals usually have higher acceptance rates than subscription journals, and this is particularly true for so-called OA mega-journals, which have peer review criteria focusing on sound science only.

The Future of Peer Support in Digital Psychiatry: Promise, Progress, and Opportunities.

This selective review highlights promising findings and future opportunities relevant to digital peer support services. This review considered literature published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals within the past 36 months. Digital peer support spans multiple technology modalities: peer-delivered and smartphone-supported interventions, peer-supported asynchronous technology, artificial peer support, informal peer-to-peer support via social media, video games, and virtual worlds. Digital peer support is an emerging area of research that shows promise in improving mental health symptoms, medical and psychiatric self-management skill development, social functioning, hope, and empowerment. As the science of peer support in digital psychiatry advances, peer support specialists will likely have an increasingly important role in the mental health workforce-from providing evidence-based, fidelity-adherent interventions to expanding their reach to vulnerable populations and communities.