Short communications: structuring and significance in the context of scientific communication
https://doi.org/10.36107/spfp.2022.351
Abstract
Introduction: The genre diversity of scientific communication allows the authors to select the optimal landscape for describing the results of their research in order to convey them to the scientific community as targeted and with the necessary accents. At the same time, individual genres have not received due attention from the authors of journals due to their limited distribution in scientific discourse. Among them is the genre of short communications.
Purpose: Conducting an analysis of the structure and functional purpose of articles in the genre of short communications will allow the authors to clearly distinguish between their applicability for the presentation of research results and will contribute to the popularization of the genre.
Materials and methods: The authors analyzed the articles devoted to the specifics of the genre in order to determine the structuring and functional content of short communications. Further, on the example of a specific article on food safety issues, compliance with the specified parameters was monitored in order to identify the specifics of the genre implementation in a particular subject area.
Results: Brief reports are short articles that present original, significant research that needs to be published promptly. A short article may focus on a current topic or contain new findings that are expected to have a significant impact on the current issue. The relevance of brief communications often depends on timely publication, and therefore require the editorial staff of the journal to take an appropriate protocol of actions. The structure of short communications in their standard form follows the structure of an empirical article, but the volume of sections is significantly shortened so as not to distract the reader from the main (usually innovative) emphasis of the article. Each section of short messages performs a specific function and its full implementation is necessary for a transparent presentation of the achievements of the author (s) of the article.
Conclusions: It is necessary to adhere to the recommendations of each specific journal publishing articles in the genre of short messages, since they may vary depending on the needs of the readership of the journal. Short messages are quite popular in the context of food safety, storage and processing of agricultural raw materials in the world, which requires an analysis of the specifics of their implementation within the specified subject field.
About the Authors
Elena V. Tikhonova
Moscow State University of Food Production
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nataliya M. Shlenskaya
Moscow State University of Food Production
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Tikhonova E.V., Shlenskaya N.M. Short communications: structuring and significance in the context of scientific communication. Storage and Processing of Farm Products. 2022;(2). (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.36107/spfp.2022.351
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