Personal Argumention in the Scholarly Publication

Sandro Serpa; Carlos Miguel Ferreira; Ana Isabel Santos

doi:10.36941/jesr-2020-0021

Authors

Sandro Serpa Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, University of The Azores; Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences – CICS.UAc/CICS.NOVA.UAc; Interdisciplinary Centre for Childhood and Adolescence – NICA -UAc, Portugal
Carlos Miguel Ferreira ISCTE –University Institute of Lisbon, Av. das Forças Armadas, Lisbon, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences –CICS; Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Portugal
Ana Isabel Santos Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of the Azores; Interdisciplinary Centre for Childhood and Adolescence – NICA-UAc, R. da Mãe de Deus, Ponta Delgada, The Azores, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2020-0021

Abstract

Currently, the journals in the field of social sciences seem to emphasize the preference that authors submit for evaluation and publication manuscripts in the form of research articles with empirical data, following the model of exact sciences and, preferably, with the possibility of research replication. The scholarly publication based on reasoned logical argumentation seems to be increasingly relegated to the sidelines. This letter argues that questioning preconceived ideas and contributing to thinking is critical and that its publication, after the quality and relevance of personal argumentation is assessed, should take place even without respecting the replication of the research model.