Some high ranked journals are asking for theoretical framework regarding my social media research. Is it essential? Does anyone provide me some social media and communication journals with high acceptance rate?
yes it is. , this is essential in order to why and in what scope we embark on the exploration, so that the findings , then has a sound justification
1. Yes
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**Good journals obviously have low acceptance rate.
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Arif
I think that a research paper should always have a theoretical framework or a conceptual framework. What is the context that past research provides in which you will conduct your study? Your findings may agree or disagree with past research, but you should still have that foundation for your own work.
Theoretical aproach and framework is essential, as well as empirical data collected by the researcher.
Reading Suggestion: Bob Matthews and Liz Ros, “Research Methods-A practical guide for the social sciences”.
Definitely!
for example, Stuart Hall’s Encoding/Decoding is an important work that is used in most media and communications researches
There is no definitive reply to this. It all depends on the type of media research you are dealing with.
The first category of research requires that you include theoretical frameworks that your study will test or adopt as explanatory framework - most quantitative researches in communication fall into this category.
The second type of research, often exploratory and qualitative in nature, deals with theory-building. This is also called grounded studies. Here your study leads to the development or building of theories.
Either way, your research can test theories and build new ones. It all depends on the type of research you are contemplating.
Rotimi Olatunji, PhD
Thank u, everyone, for the replies. But also I'm looking for some journal recommendation with comparatively high acceptance rate. As I'm a novice researcher so SAGE, T&F journals are not suitable for me now.
Yes, all social science research requires theoretical framework to guide the research, practice, curriculum development, evaluation, and help develop effective instructional tactics and strategies.
For me the theoretical framework gives you not just a guideline but weight to the study. As you know the iron inside the cement mixed with sand gives the building the strong foundation. Therefore research requires a theoretical framework to guide the researcher base knowing that one is not out of focus.
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Yes, indeed it is the pillar on which the study rest. It enables the researcher to peep into the corpus on the subject. In discussing your position or findings, theoretical framework help to foreground them
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