Specialist dictionary

Academic publishing

Peer review, manuscripts, citations, journals, publication and scholarly communication.

Areas within Academic publishing

Experimental design

Controlled studies, assignment, comparison groups and causal inference.

3 words

Qualitative research

Research using detailed non-numerical evidence and interpretive methods.

3 words

Research design

Research questions, study designs, hypotheses, controls, variables and causal reasoning.

65 words

Qualitative methods

Interviews, focus groups, observation, coding, themes and interpretive analysis.

67 words

Quantitative methods

Measurement, numerical data, statistical modelling and quantitative analysis.

71 words

Sampling

Populations, samples, sampling frames, probability sampling and sampling bias.

41 words

Measurement, validity and reliability

Operationalisation, validity, reliability, measurement error and research quality.

88 words

Statistical inference

Estimation, uncertainty, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and statistical inference.

126 words

Evidence synthesis

Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, literature searches and synthesis of evidence.

35 words

Ethics and reproducibility

Research ethics, consent, integrity, transparency, replication and reproducibility.

55 words

Data collection

Surveys, questionnaires, instruments, fieldwork, records and data capture.

36 words

Academic publishing

Peer review, manuscripts, citations, journals, publication and scholarly communication.

44 words

Experimental design research

Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.

1 words

Research ethics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.

1 words

Systematic review

Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.

7 words
Core vocabulary

45 featured terms

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Abstractadjective

existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like ‘truth’ and ‘justice’"

Acknowledgmentnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Articlenoun

nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

Authorverb

be the author of; "She authored this play"

Bibliographynoun

a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document…

Citationnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Citenoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Creditnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Editornoun

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

Editor programnoun

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

Inspectionnoun

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

Journalnoun

a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"

Manuscriptnoun

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

Mentionnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Msnoun

the form of a literary work submitted for publication

Peernoun

a nobleman or noblewoman who is a member of the British peerage

Publicationnoun

the communication of something to the public; making information generally known

Quotationnoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Referencenoun

a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the…

Referencenoun

the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"

Reviewnoun

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

Annalsnoun

reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

Baronnoun

a British peer of the lowest rank

Checknoun

the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

Columnnoun

an article giving opinions or perspectives

Dukenoun

a British peer of the highest rank

Earlnoun

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

Earl marshalnoun

an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies

Editorialnoun

an article giving opinions or perspectives

Featurenoun

a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"

Ghostverb

write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"

Linkage editornoun

an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules

Marquessnoun

a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl

Papernoun

a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers"

Reprintnoun

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Separatenoun

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Text editornoun

(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files

Viscountnoun

a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron

Viscountessnoun

a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right

Conceptionaladjective

being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the…

Conceptualadjective

being or characterized by concepts or their formation; "conceptual discussions"; "a schizophrenic loses the ability to do conceptual thinking"

Idealadjective

constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ide…

Ideationaladjective

being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the…

Ideologicaladjective

concerned with or suggestive of ideas; "ideological application of a theory"; "the drama's symbolism was very ideological"

Notionaladjective

being of the nature of a notion or concept; "a plan abstract and conceptional"; "to improve notional comprehension"; "a notional response to the…