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Tag Archives: citations
Oct 25 2012
The hidden map of science: Pre-publication history of articles tells us that rejection leads to higher citations
5 CommentsNo-one wants to have their paper rejected by a top journal, but is there a silver lining to an initial disappointment? Vincent Calcagno finds that papers that are resubmitted to a second or third choice journal enjoy a ‘benefit of … Continue reading
Posted by: October 25, 2012
Tagged with: citations, impact, journals
Oct 17 2012
There’s something fishy about citations: We need a method of assessing the support of research if we want to change the ‘publish or perish’ culture
9 CommentsCurrent citation biases give us only the narrowest slice of scientific support. Bradley Voytek writes that while BrainSCANr may have flaws, it gives the reader a quick indication of how well-supported an academic argument is and could provide a new … Continue reading
Posted by: October 17, 2012
Tagged with: citations, impact
Sep 17 2012
Can librarians trust resources found on Google Scholar? Yes… and no.
12 CommentsMany librarians are still unwilling to fully embrace Google Scholar as a resource. Michelle C. Hamilton, Margaret M. Janz and Alexandra Hauser investigate whether Google Scholar has the accuracy, authority and currency to be trustworthy enough for scholars. One of the reasons science librarians prefer subscription-based … Continue reading
Posted by: September 17, 2012
Tagged with: citations, google scholar, impact
Aug 31 2012
Is writing a book chapter a waste of time?
2 CommentsEdited books may not pick up citations in Google Scholar but Pat Thomson writes that they do different work than journal articles or blogs and are often the first point of call for teachers, students and practitioners. It would be … Continue reading
Posted by: August 31, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, citations, impact, Knowledge transfer
Aug 29 2012
How to bury your academic writing
7 CommentsBook chapters can allow freedom to think about your work in line with broader theoretical issues, but if you’re tempted to write a book chapter for an edited collection, it might be best to reconsider. Dorothy Bishop finds that researchers … Continue reading
Posted by: August 29, 2012
Tagged with: academic books, academic publishing, citations, impact
Aug 21 2012
Deep impact: Our manuscript on the consequences of journal rank
Comments OffBjoern Brembs has argued that journal rank has no persuasive predictive property for any measure of scientific quality. In an attempt to set a standard for the evidence used in debates on journal rank, Brembs and Marcus Munafo release their … Continue reading
Posted by: August 21, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, citations, digital era, impact factor, journals
Aug 13 2012
Wow – Google Scholar ‘Updates’ a big step forward in sifting through the scientific literature
8 CommentsGoogle Scholar had shown great promise as a digital tool for academics. Jonathan Eisen discovers its new ‘updates’ service has potential to open the door to a lot of new, valuable and open access research. I logged on to … Continue reading
Posted by: August 13, 2012
Tagged with: citations, digital era, google scholar, impact
Jul 18 2012
We must make the digital world central to sociological research
4 CommentsHow we connect socially in the digital world must now become a central feature of sociologial study. Sociologists need to learn how to use digital media for professional purposes, but they must also explore the impact of these media. Deborah … Continue reading
Posted by: July 18, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, Blogging, citations, digital era, impact, social media
Jul 12 2012
How journals manipulate the importance of research and one way to fix it
1 CommentOur methods of rewarding research foster an incentive for journal editors to ‘game’ the system, and one in five researchers report being pressured to include citations from the prospective journal before their work is published. Curt Rice outlines how we … Continue reading
Posted by: July 12, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, citations, impact, journals
Jun 28 2012
Scholars need to move from filling gaps to doing more imaginative and innovative research
1 CommentOur ‘publish or perish’ mentality is sacrificing more imaginative and innovative ideas. Looking at the field of Management studies, Marcel Bogers writes that a troubling shortage of novel academic ideas must be tackled by new institutional conditions, rethinking professional norms … Continue reading
Posted by: June 28, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, citations, impact, journals
