ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that the difference between talking of an ‘interdisciplinary journal’ and talking of an ‘interdisciplinary article’. The distinguishing characteristic of an interdisciplinary journal does not lie in any one set of language features but rather in the degree of variation when compared with monodisciplinary counterparts. There were two main reasons for selecting interdisciplinary research discourse as the focus of the research. One was that interdisciplinary research is widely regarded as essential for solving the world’s problems. The other reason for selecting the topic is to break new ground in focusing on journals that traditional approaches to academic discourse tend to avoid. Writing for an interdisciplinary journal may therefore take its place in the curriculum alongside writing for peers within a discipline and presenting research to a popular or lay audience. The chapter also presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book.
