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Tag Archives: journals
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 10 2012
The Finch Report and RCUK Open Access policy: How can libraries respond?
5 CommentsOpen Access is now central to academic publishing, regardless of whether your team colours are green or gold. Ahead of Open Access Week, Natalia Madjarevic writes that she has witnessed increased media coverage as a result of green OA and … Continue reading
Posted by: October 10, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, impact, journals, libraries, open access
Sep 11 2012
The onset of the REF means that developing an academic publishing strategy is vital
1 CommentIn a rush to publish papers before the forthcoming cut-off point for the Research Excellence Framework, academics and publishers might find themselves facing a long publishing back-log. Alex Hope finds that the only way to cope is to develop an … Continue reading
Posted by: September 11, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, journals, Research Excellence Framework
Sep 7 2012
The undervalued book collection and peer review
Comments OffArticles in an edited book shouldn’t be less valuable because they’re not peer reviewed in the same way as journal articles. The editor of a book places their academic reputation on the line in a way that journals do not. … Continue reading
Posted by: September 7, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, impact, journals
Sep 6 2012
The glacial pace of change in scientific publishing
3 CommentsMost journals have not yet published papers submitted to them last November while in the meantime, NASA have managed to send a rocket to Mars and beam back images. Michael Eisen writes that academics must harness their own power to … Continue reading
Posted by: September 6, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, impact, journals, peer review
Sep 3 2012
Hybrid gold open access and the Chesire cat’s grin: How to repair the new open access policy of RCUK
1 CommentUnintended consequences of RCUK policy mean that if academics want open access publishing, publishers are happy to sell it to them, writes Stevan Harnad. He argues that researchers should not have to choose gold publishing when green open access is … Continue reading
Posted by: September 3, 2012
Tagged with: impact, journals, open access
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 15 2012
Taking the Impact Factor seriously is similar to taking creationism, homeopathy or divining seriously
15 CommentsThere is no evidence that journal rank has any persuasive predictive property for any measure of scientific quality. Every scientist who is not aware of the unscientific nature of the Impact Factor should ask themselves if they are in the … Continue reading
Posted by: August 15, 2012
Tagged with: academic publishing, impact, impact factor, journals
Aug 8 2012
Blog inequality in scholarly research will not end until digital preservation techniques improve
3 CommentsAcademic blogs are transient, ephemeral and present a problem for citation, but their faults are not necessarily because of a distinct lack of mechanisms for preservation of digital material. Martin Eve writes that until we can be confident following a … Continue reading
Posted by: August 8, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, academic publishing, Blogging, digital era, impact, journals
Aug 2 2012
All sources are equal but some are more equal than others – (how) should blogs be referenced?
5 CommentsBlogs are increasingly recognised as a legitimate academic output, but they still remain second to traditional publications. Sarah Quinnell asks if we should be looking for a culture of equivalence between blogs and articles, and what can be done to … Continue reading
Posted by: August 2, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, academic publishing, impact, journals, PhDs
