Our first episode of 2024 sees a return of an old friend of

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠online guide for authors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Or to read Catherine’s articles, visit: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i2

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0:00 Opening

0:47 Introductions

5:19 Multispecies Paper

11:30 Artificial Pollinators Paper

15:15 Special Issue Reception

17:40 Future Research

18:55 Advice for Authors

24:28 Closing & Outro

Rounding off 2023 we have an episode dedicated to the latest call for papers we have open for a future special issue. The Queerness as Strength special issue has been inspired and instigated by the life, passions and work of researcher and activist Jacob Thomas (Monash University, Australia), and they are here in conversation to talk about this. We explore the ideas and hopes behind the special issue call, along with considering some of the areas of discussion and contribution we hope to see. We also consider how the issue could hopefully include marginalized voices and thought from around the world, alongside the practicalities of getting involved for would be authors.

Read the call for expressions of interest here: https://exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/exchanges/announcement/view/55

Or for more on publishing with Exchanges generally, see

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0:00 Opening

0:50 Introductions

3:38 Exploring the Call

4:55 Inspirations & Origins

8:05 Alignment with Exchanges’ Mission

11:47 Globality & Representation

14:45 Why Submit to this Issue?

17:58 Authentic Lives & Experiences

22:17 Practicalities & Deadlines

26:06 Closing & Outro

Our third in a series of 10th birthday issue celebration conversations sees me talking with linguist, cultural historian and conceptual association scholar Constance de Silva (School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University, Australia) about her recent paper and ongoing research. We begin by discussing her beautifully illustrated article The Rise of Conceptual Association and Linguistic Register as Advertiser Persuasive Instruments: An Australian study of press artefacts 1800s–1950s, touching on elements from the rise of the water cure, emerging new concepts and meanings alongside the changing role of women in medicine. We also discuss her ongoing publishing activities and plans for future papers, before we close with a range of advice for fellow authors on getting published.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our ⁠⁠⁠⁠online guide for authors⁠⁠⁠⁠. Or to read the Constance’s article in Exchanges visit: ⁠https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v11i1.1256

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0:00 Opening

0:51 Introductions & Context

3.34 Exploring the Article

13:06 New Words, New Meanings

15:44 Hydropathy, Women & Future Papers

18:52 Publishing Advice

22:30 Closing & Outro

Continuing our 10th birthday issue celebrations, I chatted with senior librarian and former biology Beth Montague-Hellen (Library and Information Services, Francis Crick Institute, UK) about her recent paper and ongoing work. We start by discussing her article, Placing ChatGPT in the Context of Disruptive Technology in Academic Publishing and especially the advantages and challenges such generative AI tools offer in the publishing and coding domains. We move on to talk about her contrasting experiences publishing – both as a researching library practitioner and within the biological fields, touching especially on the emotional affect overtly harsh reviewers can engender. Moving on, we talk about non-English language authors publishing in Anglosphere journals, before closing with Beth’s considered publication advice to scholars working on their earliest articles.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our ⁠⁠⁠online guide for authors⁠⁠⁠. Or to read the Beth’s article in Exchanges visit: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v11i1.1289

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0:00 Opening

0:50 Introductions

2:24 Discussing Beth’s Paper

11:31 Coding, Statistics & AI Accuracy

13:34 Reviewer Experiences

19:19 Publishing in the Anglosphere

21:44 Publications in Progress

23:48 Advice to Authors

26:30 Closing & Outro

Celebrating our 10th birthday issue, I have the pleasure of chatting with researcher Jean Marshall (WMG, University of Warwick) about her recent paper and ongoing research. We start by discussing her paper, Sustainability: Getting Everyone Involved, and especially about the multifactorial issues involved in achieving a greater global sustainability culture. We expand our conversation to aspects of battery technologies, polymer chemistry and recycling of multilayer materials – yes, including the Pringles can. As always, we talk about Jean’s publication experiences, manuscripts she has under development and her reflections of being a publishing academic. Finally, we close with advice for other scholars moving towards their first publications.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our ⁠⁠online guide for authors⁠⁠. Or to read the Jean’s article in Exchanges visit: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v11i1.1219

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0:00 Opening

0:51 Introductions

3:39 Exchanges Paper

6.44 Electric vs Fossil Fuel Vehicles

9:02 Recycling Challenges

13:59 Multilayer Materials

15:22 Publication Plans & Battery Technologies

17:53 Publication Experiences

22:09 Advice for Scholarly Authors

24:25 Closing & Outro

For our 50th Episode I’m in conversation with Intissar Haddiya (Professor of Nephrology, Oujda, Morocco) about her twin lives as a practicing scholar and fiction author. Intissar featured as the subject of a recent paper in Exchanges – The Doctor-Writer Experience of Intissar Haddiya - and hence that’s why she’s appearing in discussion with us today.

We discuss balancing her professional roles, and how the insights from each help inform her work in the differing sphere. We touch too on her experiences with professional publishing, and the advice she has for other scholars and writers of fiction looking towards their first work.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our ⁠online guide for authors⁠. Or to read the related article in Exchanges visit: ⁠https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i3.1280

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0:00 Opening

1:02 Introductions

3:15 Balancing Academic & Creative Roles

6:40 Recent Publishing & Research

7:18 Writing Process(es)

9:58 Capturing Authentic Authorial Voices

13:50 Publishing Experiences

19:50 Advice for authors

23:29 Closing

This episode I’m in conversation with past journal author Imogen Birkett about her paper: Literature in Politics: The Appropriation of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four in contemporary British parliamentary debate. We discuss the invoking of Orwell’s work within contemporary political speech, from a literature perspective. We look as well at some of themes ripe for further development within Imogen’s piece, specially as it relates to social media discourse. Naturally, we also touch on words of advice for graduate and early career researchers approaching their first journal articles.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our online guide for authors. Or to read Imogen’s article

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0:00 Opening

1:59 Exploring Imogen's paper

8:08 Public awareness of Orwellian concepts

10:43 Why Orwellian speech matters

13:26 Developing further research themes

15:16 Orwellian social media discourse

16:48 Advice for authors

20:26 Closing

This episode I talk with past journal author, Sonakshi (Sona) Srivastava (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, Delhi,), about the paper she authored entitled Res(crip)ting the Gaze: Agency and the aesthetics of disability in ‘Animal’s People’. The paper appeared in our special issue on the Anthropocene and examined the writing of author Indra Sinha around the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. Alongside this we talk about the crossover between creative and academic writing, and the roles novels and languages can play in shaping thinking and perceptions. Naturally, Sona also offers a range of advice on approaches towards publication especially for early career scholars and first-time authors.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our online guide for authors. Or to read Sona’s article visit: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i2.1127

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0:00 Opening

0:43 Introductions

4:26 Exploring Sona’s paper

9:10 Other publications & creative writing

19:20 Positive publishing experiences

23:58 Advice for authors

33:41 Closing

This episode I talk with past journal author, Julian Westgate, about the paper he authored entitled Corals, Geo-Sociality, and Anthropocene Dwelling. Along the way we discuss the challenges of publishing as a ‘transdisciplinary scholar’ and also Justin’s reflections on conducting fieldwork around the Great Barrier Reef. As always we touch on experiences of publication and publishing, especially with an eye for advice for first time authors and early career scholars.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our online guide for authors. Or to read Justin’s article visit: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i2.979.

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0:00 Opening

0:42 Introduction

4:28 Paper overview

13:34 Other research & work

17:28 Positive publishing experiences

21:21 Publication challenges

24:10 Advice for authors

30:45 Closing

This episode I talk to past journal author Berilsu Tarcan (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), about the paper she co-authored Repositioning Craft and Design in the Anthropocene: Applying a More-Than-Human approach to textiles as part of our recent special issue. We discuss the challenges of publishing design and artifact related research, as well as exploring Berilsu’s current research focus. We close with considerations and advice for authors looking to submit their papers to Exchanges and other academic journals.

For more on publishing with Exchanges, see our online guide for authors. Or to read Berilsu’s article visit: https://doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v10i2.973

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