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Abi Amey
@abiamey.bsky.social
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Publisher - Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
I manage open access journals in social sciences
Mix of publishing and personal posts
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sjdofaejmc.bsky.social
New #newsliteracy curriculum study in Cogent Education: "News literacy education and civic engagement among primary school children: a mixed-methods evaluation."
News literacy education and civic engagement among primary school children: a mixed-methods evaluation
Developing children’s news literacy skills to critically engage with news is crucial to their development as informed and engaged citizens. Yet, primary school children remain largely overlooked by...
doi.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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scholarlypub.bsky.social
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — The Courage to Be Uncertain: A New Approach to Impostor Feelings - The Scholarly Kitchen
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — The Courage to Be Uncertain: A New Approach to Impostor Feelings - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers reflect on the experience of "imposter syndrome" and how we might adopt a new approach to moments of uncertainty and change.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
Brilliant to see an article out in the Conversation last week, referencing some research published previously in our open access journal, Cogent Education!
The blog post is "How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie?", found below:
theconversation.com/how-realisti...
How realistic is Mattel’s new autistic Barbie?
Expert researchers give their view.
theconversation.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
ICYMI - Taylor & Francis have signed a new open access agreement with CAUL, covering most universities in Australia and New Zealand, that funds OA publication in almost every T&F journal! Details below:
newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/caul-and-tay...
CAUL and Taylor & Francis announce new open access agreement for Australasian researchers
Partnership expands to cover full OA journals, AI use and journal OA conversions
newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
abiamey.bsky.social
A new Essay published today in Routledge Open Research on Lalla Ded the Philosopher-Saint! Available open access below 👇🔓 #philosophy #historyofreligion #mysticism #poet
routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/5-1
January 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
abiamey.bsky.social
"What is Extinction? Ecopolitics of the End" - a new article published #openaccess in Routledge Open Research.
#extinction #ecopolitics
routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/4-16
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
How well are universities supporting #autistic students? This article conducts a review into some of the literature on this topic - from our open access jnl Routledge Open Research #openaccess #neurodivergence
routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/4-15
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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THREAD

One Year of tracking research communication on @bsky.app

This time last year we officially added the Bluesky social platform to the places where we track research communication and article sharing.

Here are some of the most viral articles that gained traction in the last 12 months.
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Bluesky butterfly #Academicsky #Altmetrics #HigherEd #MedSky #IMSky #Science Altmetric logo
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
Fascinating article just published in Routledge Open Research about remembrance of historic witch trials in Norway - open access below 🔓
routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/4-13
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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thelondonjournal.bsky.social
We are running a free workshop at @tandfresearch.bsky.social's office in South London on 30 January 2026 to support early career scholars in developing their work into a publishable journal article. Expressions of interest due by 16 January. See here for more details (and please share widely!)
thelondonjournal.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
Recently published #openaccess in Routledge Open Research: "How to Write with Trees: Ecofeminist Strategies for Multispecies Care in Contemporary Fiction"
routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/4-11
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
Great news on new CAUL Read & Publish funding Deal, making it easier for authors in Aus and NZ to publish OA in Taylor & Francis journals! Exciting that this includes FULLY open access journals for the first time from Jan 2026 🙌
#openaccess
tandfresearch.bsky.social Taylor & Francis Research @tandfresearch.bsky.social · Nov 21
Some good news to round out the week! 🥳🎉👏
nzvj.bsky.social NZVJ Editor @nzvj.bsky.social · Nov 20
Fantastic news that CAUL and @tandfresearch.bsky.social will continue to work together in 2026 to fund #OpenAccess publishing for participating NZ and Australian universities in journals published by T&F (like the NZVJ!).

caul.edu.au/caul-announc...
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
abiamey.bsky.social
Submit your work by 28th November to an Article Collection on "Psychological Insights in Physical Education"! Details below...

think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_coll...

#sporteducation #physicaleducation
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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petergoodyear.bsky.social
Many congratulations @natashaarthars.bsky.social for all the insightful painstaking research, leadership, collegiality and perseverance wrapped up in this piece of work!!
Image of an award certificate for 2024 Outstanding Article of the Year, given by the Journal of the Learning Sciences to Natasha Arthars & colleagues.
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
abiamey.bsky.social
Thank you for publishing with Cogent Education and Taylor & Francis! 🎉
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
Just published in Routledge Open Research! New work in our Article Collection on Network Governance 👇

"Institutionalising One Health Strategies for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment in the Context of Scottish-UK Governance Dynamics"

routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/4-12
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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jeffgreene.bsky.social
“…young adults who have hope for the future are less likely to feel anxious and depressed. They’re more likely to eat well, exercise, and set goals and work toward them. If you don’t believe the hype that these are supposed to be the best years of your life, you won’t panic when they’re not.”
We’re Thinking About Young Adulthood All Wrong
Twenty-somethings aren’t delayed or doomed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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jmvincent.bsky.social
Delighted to have this paper out in Disability & Society on autistic students' & graduates' experiences of negotiating diagnoses / identities whilst at university.
Important insights for other autistic ppl at uni + staff and peers. It's #openaccess via link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Screenshot of paper in Disability and Society. Title: Diagnosis and distinction: understanding autistic identity construction in university students and graduates through the tactics of intersubjectivity Author: Jonathan Vincent
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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education.ox.ac.uk
📣 New report: Despite efforts to widen access to higher education, social mobility is flatlining or declining across wealthier countries

Students whose parents did not attend university remain 45% less likely to reach the top earnings quintile than those with graduate parents.

➡️ bit.ly/4oE8YSK
November 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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carolynjackson.bsky.social
Great to see my article with Emily M. Gray is now published open access.
Gender-related violence in Australian and UK universities
We analyse interview data from two projects undertaken in Australia and England to explore gender-related violence (GRV) and its impact on university staff. This focus is novel and important as mos...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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paulashwin.bsky.social
Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised higher education system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis
In this article, I examine the definition of educational quality in the English higher education system. I examine three phases in the measurement of educational quality, each prompted by the repor...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
Manuscript Submissions Are Up! That’s Good, Right? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/04/m...
Manuscript Submissions Are Up! That’s Good, Right? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Publishers have led themselves into a mess by focusing on rising submissions as a positive indicator of journal performance.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/29/g...
Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication ...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
abiamey.bsky.social
Great to see this article in Routledge Open Research, on Ghosting from the Workplace, receiving a resurgence in attention this week! Its been picked up by several news sites, showing the evergreen relevance of this issue and its impact on applicants:
routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/2-3...
#OA
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
abiamey.bsky.social
Did you know that we recently opened a new Adult and Continuing Education section in Cogent Education? More details in this introductory editorial by Senior Editor, Prof Peter Rule, linked below 🙌
Submit your work today!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#adulteducation #lifelonglearning
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM