Iranian doctoral students’ shared experience of English-medium publication: the case of humanities and social sciences

The present study was an attempt to explore international English-medium publication in humanities and social sciences in Iran. In so doing, 50 PhD students from 8 humanities and social sciences disciplines, who had already published or attempted to publish in English-medium journals, were requested...

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Published in:Higher education 2020-08, Vol.80 (2), p.255-271
Main Authors: Nejad, Ali Mansouri, Qaracholloo, Mahmoud, Rezaei, Saeed
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