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SincereAcademy is a small initiative that tries to mediate between individual scholars, particularly in their early careers, and academic entities responsible for publications, employment, and funding. Our support entails opening a new channel for communication when the individual fails to receive a satisfying response (or any response) regarding the status of their publication/application. We offer no legal advice, simply an external and unbiased voice that insists on basic manners. We are fluent in procedures in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Our agenda is driven by a conviction in transparency and constructiveness in academic communication. We find that too many decisions are not communicated or conveyed through copied-pasted empty words. This impedes the development of academics who must know where they stand in the academic jungle. We require less hollow politeness and more information, even if this means (or perhaps, especially if this means) revealing factors that are beyond the sheer quality of people’s labor (e.g., issues pertaining to the candidate background, marketing pressures, topical preferences, etc.). While protocols for inclusion are becoming widespread in academic organizations, we are wary that they are often employed in a superficial manner, without inculcating necessary standards for communication that maintain an unbiased and accountable practice.
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