I'm sorry to intrude (I'm one of the younger padawans, who only "watch" the
list to learn, but do not feel worthy of posting), but I would like to share a
concern about what I have been seeing here lately and in my country (Brazil)
as well, when it comes to where to publish and which conferences (and such) to
attend.
I feel that, more and more, design academia is closing itself and publishing
in the same old journals and going to conferences from the same old circles,
because our time/money/energy is limited, and we should focus on what is worth
it. Established journals are great and leading conferences have la creme de la
creme. Awesome. I understand the appeal. But that is SO limiting. It is so
exciting when one of you guys, top researchers, goes to a conference that we,
younger students, can actually go to and learn, and share our work, and get
asked good questions... And newer journals might not have the super qualified
reviewers, but MAYBE that will lead to articles with more
different/fresh/experimental ideas being published, that would be rejected in
established journals right off the bat.
I think design researchers should go out more and talk to those who are
interested, those who could benefit from it, those who could teach us about
their world and their needs, those who could inspire us...
I don't know (much about anything at all), but I think obsession with metrics
is getting in our way (at least here, in Brazil).
Barbara
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Barbara Emanuel
doutoranda || PhD student
ESDI/UERJ
http://ppd.esdi.uerj.br
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Escola Superior de Desenho Industrial
UERJ
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