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A Modicum of Common Sense Helps Interpret Open Access Publishing

By Virginia Barbour | Published: August 11, 2015

No one ever assumed that everything in print was trustworthy, says Virginia Barbour, and neither should that be the case for open access content. Content is what matters – whether delivered by open access, subscription publishing, or a printed document.

Shine a Light on Academic Journals’ Dark Arts

By Nick Butler and Sverre Spoelstra | Published: February 10, 2015

When McDonald’s came under sustained criticism from campaigners in the 1980s, the company responded by constructing a carefully crafted image of corporate social responsibility. It insisted that it cared about the cows and chickens that are eventually ground up into burgers and nuggets. With the growing commercialization of university research, academic journals are starting to […]

My Experiences Launching an Open Access Journal

By Erik Voeten | Published: August 26, 2014

While preparing for a panel on the subject at APSA this week, political scientist Erik Voeten looks over the launch of the open access and peer-reviewed journal 'Research & Politics' and discusses the opportunities and challenges of this kind of publishing.

Posted in Communication, Open Access | Also tagged Monkey Cage | Leave a comment

We Must Resist the Pressure to Be Interesting

By Robert de Vries | Published: August 6, 2014

Academic publishing creates incentives to simplify results, cull aberrations and focus on the exciting -- often to the detriment of good research. Could more open access allows us to be good and boring?

Posted in News, Open Access | Also tagged The Conversation | Leave a comment

Seeking a Research Rating That Isn’t Impact Factor

By David G. Drubin | Published: June 13, 2014

The signatories of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment continue to explore ways to dethrone the reigning monarch of research assessment, the impact factor.

Why Do We Still Have Journals?

By Gerald F. Davis | Published: May 20, 2014

It’s time for a broader dialogue about how we connect the aims of the social science enterprise to our system of journals, argues the editor of Administrative Science Quarterly.

Posted in Communication, Open Access | Also tagged Publishing | 1 Comment

How Few Papers Ever Get Cited? It’s Bad, But Not THAT Bad

By Dahlia Remler | Published: April 28, 2014

Reports of their death have been exaggerated: a look at the literature finds academic papers are not as uncited as recent reports would have you believe, but don't start celebrating over the genuine figures.

Posted in Communication, Early Career, Research | Also tagged Altmetrics, Citations | 6 Comments

PoliSci Publishing Has a Need for Speed

By Catherine de Vries and Bernard Steunenberg | Published: April 12, 2014

Editors of the recently launched journal Research and Politics argue publishing in political science requires a reboot. Time lags in conventional publishing and the limited accessibility of articles can undermine researchers’ attempts to maximize the impact of their work.

In Canada, We Like OA But We Don’t Like Its Cost

By Michael Todd, Social Science Space editor | Published: April 8, 2014

Although four out of five Canadian researchers surveyed say they like the idea of open access, the cost of serving that principle turns many of them off.

Posted in Open Access | Also tagged Canada | 3 Comments

9 Basics for Anyone Submitting to a Scholarly Journal

By Leah Fargotstein | Published: March 19, 2014

Leah Fargotstein, a social science journals editor at SAGE, recently sat on a panel where she was asked some basic, yet essential questions about being published in a scholarly journal. Here’s a version, first posted at SAGE Connection, of what she had to say: *** 1. What is the point of an abstract and how […]

Posted in Early Career, Tips | Also tagged Academic Publishing | Leave a comment

AERA Appoints Inaugural Editors for New Open-Access Journal

By American Educational Research Association | Published: February 28, 2014

The American Educational Research Association, the nation’s largest professional organization devoted to the scientific study of education, has named three professors from the University of California, Irvine as the inaugural editors of AERA Open, the association’s new open-access journal. Mark Warschauer, associate dean of UCI’s School of Education and founding editor of another open access journal, Language Learning & […]

Posted in Announcements, News, Open Access, Recent Appointments | Also tagged AERA | Leave a comment

Open Access increases citation? A brief overview of two reports

By Kamil Mizera | Published: March 26, 2013

A comparison of two studies on the coverage and range of citations in Open Access, comparing OA and non-OA journals.

Tag: Journals

A Modicum of Common Sense Helps Interpret Open Access Publishing

Shine a Light on Academic Journals’ Dark Arts

My Experiences Launching an Open Access Journal

We Must Resist the Pressure to Be Interesting

Seeking a Research Rating That Isn’t Impact Factor

Why Do We Still Have Journals?

How Few Papers Ever Get Cited? It’s Bad, But Not THAT Bad

PoliSci Publishing Has a Need for Speed

9 Basics for Anyone Submitting to a Scholarly Journal

AERA Appoints Inaugural Editors for New Open-Access Journal

Open Access increases citation? A brief overview of two reports

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