Cogent Social Sciences is a fully peer-reviewed, open access journal with a mission to help researchers communicate with a global audience and interact with experts from across the social science community and beyond. Cogent Social Sciences considers original research articles and reviews in the following branches of social sciences: Architecture; Criminal Justice; Criminology; Geography; International Relations; Law; Media & Communication Studies; Planning; Politics; Social Anthropology; and Sports & Leisure.
Type of Material:
Collection.
Recommended Uses:
Students may use this site to explore research on a variety of topics. In a research methods course it could be used to develop assignments on how to critique research studies. It could also be used as a resource for papers on sociological topics.
Technical Requirements:
Read abstract online and download article as PDF. High speed internet and browser.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
- Learn the purpose and usefulness of an open source journal.
- Recognize the pluses and difficulties in publishing in open source.
- Find articles from this journal represented in data and publication indexes.
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Understanding of research methods.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
- Open source and peer reviewed.
-Easy access to this journal and related journals through the same publisher.
- Articles include introduction, literature review, methodology, results,discussion/limitation, and reference sections.
- Graphics, tables etc. are also used.
Concerns:
Although it is clear that this journal covers sociological materials, the specific focus is a bit unclear and so it may be hard to turn to this journal if looking at a specific area of focus.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Quality of accepted studies appears high.
There is opportunity for students to use the entire information in the studies rather than be limited to the abstract.
The experience of using open source can be a learning experience regarding conducting and publishing research.
Concerns:
Although the instructor may use this resource as a teaching device, it would not work as a stand alone assignment.
The journal is available to all but does not make an attempt to instruct the students on the use of research literature. In that way it is more of a resource rather than a teaching tool.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
It is easy to navigate to different parts of the article -- lit review/background, methods, findings, discussion.
Concerns:
The search engine is efficient. However, the breadth of research topics may be more limited than what can be located with university library subscriptions to journals.
Creative Commons:
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