How Consistent Academic Engagement Builds Long-Term Influence?
Building influence requires consistent academic engagement. Academic influence is built through consistent scholarly communication with colleagues and within a field of study over time. By continuing their engagement within the discipline after publication, researchers are better able to contribute their expertise and achieve continued recognition. Engagement with the field of study, through multiple forms of participation (such as attending conferences, contributing to professional organizations, mentoring, reviewing manuscripts, participating in discussion groups), leads to increased recognition and increased credibility over time. Research is a dynamic field, and engagement with scholarly work through multiple channels ensures awareness of ongoing, cutting-edge work and research trends. Collaboration and networking (both online and in person), mentoring, reviewing, participating in and attending professional conferences and events-all of these are types of academic engagement. For this research, academic engagement is defined as "repeatedly interacting with other scholars in an academic field through scholarly activities and discussions" (Linnenbarger and Cronje). Consistently contributing to one's field through such activities can strengthen relationships with peers and established scholars in the field. Long-term success and subsequent influence is often achieved through these lasting relationships and networks built by consistently contributing and participating in the discipline over the years. Being present, both in person and on the Internet, maintains visibility, recognition, and subsequent reputation among colleagues within the research community. Participating regularly and staying present in the field beyond mere publication of articles enables researchers to develop long-term academic careers and subsequent influence in the field, rather than becoming merely known as "a publisher of good research." Research on academic fields shows that those who remain in the field and participate regularly have significant academic careers over time (Broadhurst, 2015). In a field of research, long-term academic engagement creates visibility among colleagues, builds relationships, provides information about new trends and approaches, solidifies professional integrity, and ultimately builds long-term academic influence. Academic success is accumulated over time through each instance of meaningful academic engagement. The consistent involvement, recognition and regard gained by sustained academic engagement create opportunities to impact future research and development within an academic field.
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