Abstract
For the past three general issues of the Journal of Academic Writing, we have had a number of authors help us explore approaches, adaptations, and boundaries of academic writing.In the Summer 2024 issue, we saw an emphasis on the human element in writing and the hidden risks of our specialisations when they blind us to the human and affective dimensions in our respective fields and disciplines.For the Winter issue 2024 authors problematise our toolboxes and the requirement on us in Writing Studies to make academic writing more transparent and less of a black box for students so they can fully benefit from the cornerstone it is.The Summer 2025 issue of JoAW exemplified some of that adaptation and what the attempts of unpacking the black box of writing and writing processes might seem like to students.JoAW's authors did that through exploring alternative approaches such as book sprints or through optimising student course participation with hybrid courses.