In this video, we offer guidance on the submission process for academic journals. This includes identifying the right journal for your work, ensuring your work complies with submission criteria, how to be in conversation with other authors, and what to do after submission. We also offer a helpful pre-submission and post-submission checklist. [Animation by Oxford Digital Media]
In this video, we offer guidance on what is meant by article structure and how to ensure your article has a good one. We focus on the importance of structure in helping your reader follow your argument and understand your contribution. We outline the need for a strong, focused introduction, a targeted literature review, a transparent methods section, your analytical findings and a strong critical discussion, and a useful conclusion. We also offer a helpful pre-submission checklist from the perspective of structure. [Animation by Oxford Digital Media]
In this video, we offer guidance on how to communicate what methodology you have used in your article. We outline the key basics of describing your method: what you did, positioning your approach, and connecting your approach to your research question. The video also describes what journal editors and readers might expect from the methods section. We also offer a helpful pre-submission checklist from the perspective of methods. [Animation by Oxford Digital Media]
In this video, we offer guidance on how to use theory and write about theory. We outline the different levels of theoretical engagement, how to balance engagement with theory with methods and doing analysis, and how best to communicate what theory or theories you are using or conceptualising to your reader. The video covers the crucial questions of ‘so what?’ and ‘why does this matter?’. We also offer a helpful pre-submission checklist from the perspective of theory. [Animation by Oxford Digital Media]
In this video, we offer guidance on what it means to write ‘academically’, plagiarism, and how to engage with tech tools. We give advice on how to develop your writerly style, how to communicate clearly and without jargon, how to engage your reader in dialogue, and how best to evidence your ideas. We also cover key common errors to avoid. We make clear that Surveillance & Society does not permit the use of generative AI but does permit the use of some software as diagnostic tools. We also offer a helpful pre-submission checklist from the perspective of academic writing, language and AI. [Animation by Oxford Digital Media]