Social Media in Scholarly Communication According to Early Career Researchers in the Humanities, Theology, and the Arts

według początkujących badaczy z humanistyki, teologii i sztuki

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2026.5403.16
Keywords: scholarly communication, social media, early career researchers, humanities, theology, arts

Abstract

This paper presents the use of social media in selected aspects of scholarly communication, such as sharing ideas, networking and gaining visibility to build academic reputation. The study draws on longitudinal interviews with early-career researchers in the humanities, theology, and the arts in Poland. Two rounds of interviews were conducted, one in spring 2023 and a follow-up in 2024. The studies (as part of NCN grant No. 2022/45/B/HS2/00041) are closely linked to the Harbingers international projects. It was found that scholarly communication on social media within the scope of the analysis in the respondent group is uncommon and remains limited. Because the study employed the standardised Harbingers interview protocol, the findings from the Polish group of researchers across three fields can be compared internationally and across various areas and disciplines.

Author Biography

Marzena Świgoń, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Full Professor of Social Sciences and Director of the Institute of Journalism and Social Communication at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM), Poland. She also serves as Chair of the Scientific Council for the Discipline of Social Communication and Media Science at UWM and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Media-Culture-Social Communication, published by the UWM Publishing House. She is a Senior Academic Associate at CIBER Research Ltd. (UK) and a member of the Committee of Science Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Her research interests include scholarly communication, information and knowledge management, social media, and information barriers.

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Published
2026-09-30
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Świgoń, M. 2026. Social Media in Scholarly Communication According to Early Career Researchers in the Humanities, Theology, and the Arts: według początkujących badaczy z humanistyki, teologii i sztuki. Perspectives on Culture. 54, 3 (Sep. 2026), 291-306. DOI:https://doi.org/10.35765/pk.2026.5403.16.
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Vol. 54 No. 3 (2026): Contemporary Media Management: A Multidimensional Approach to Social, Political, and Technological Contexts
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