With the purpose of strengthening academic performance, FACSE developed the Seminar - Workshop: How to write articles to publish in high-impact academic journals?, taught by Dr. José Rojas-Méndez.
In a joint effort between the Vice-rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies and the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the ULS, the course on writing high-impact scientific articles was carried out, the objective of which was to provide the participating academics with the necessary tools to develop research articles publishable in specialized journals, in order to enhance research and the respective publications within the institution.
The seminar led by Dr. José Rojas-Méndez, professor of International Business and Marketing at Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada, and editor of magazines in the business area, consisted of 16 hours of work, in which academics from all areas of the Faculty participated jointly. “The skills for writing articles are generally transversal, therefore we can bring together people from different disciplines in a workshop like this because each person advances in the seminar and works on their own article,” said Dr. Rojas-Méndez.
In this way, the seminar ended on Saturday, March 23 in person, since from now on the academics have two months to work on their articles, consult Dr. Rojas-Méndez with their doubts and, at the end of this time, two more months to prove that the article written by them was sent to a magazine with the aim of being published.
The effort to promote research is linked to the 2019 Performance Agreement held by the Faculty, to which the Dean, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, stated that “from now on all FACSE academics have to publish an article and this course, which has been a success, is the first step to continue bringing in other academics who stand out in the area of publishing, to be able to continue motivating and developing a critical mass within the Faculty that allows us to enhance research, develop research programs postgraduate, master's and doctorates."
Likewise, the Director of Postgraduate and Postgraduate Studies, Dr. Cristian Ibáñez, highlighted the importance of the initiative and the predominant role that this type of instances generate in enhancing the research and professional quality of the academics on the campus. “Everything that has to do with improving the level of impact of what the University does in the external environment is vital in institutional development. Today the idea of having a doctoral program is no longer conceivable without students publishing the research they are doing, so our University requires that in order to obtain that degree the student must have one article published and another sent at the time of taking their exam. degree.”
Thus, after four months the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences will have new specialized publications in the various areas and disciplines of the academics that comprise it.
Written by Paula Godoy, ULS journalist