Tag: Publication Concerns

Research > Publication > Impact (You Might Need a Strategy for That)

By Janet Salmons | Published: January 4, 2017

A publication strategy should include carefully-defined goals, a purposeful timeline, and actionable steps for proposing and writing the kinds of pieces large or small that allow others to access what we’ve learned, produce impact, and propel our careers forward.

Archived Webinar: Librarians and the Freedom to Read

By SAGE | Published: October 10, 2016

Last month the webinar "Battling Bannings- Authors discuss intellectual freedom and the freedom to read" saw Index on Censorship’s Vicky Baker moderate a discussion between historian Wendy Doniger and children's book authors Christine Baldacchino and Jessica Herthel.

Posted in Communication, International Debate | Also tagged Academic Freedom, American Library Association, libraries | Leave a comment

The Financialisation of Academic Knowledge Production

By Dylan Kerrigan | Published: October 5, 2016

As part of our series on academic freedom, Dylan Kerrigan discusses the wider implications of the financialisation of academic knowledge production by considering academic book publishing. He asks if the success of academic books is best measured by economic or non-economic criteria, by its impact on the business sector or its veracity, by ideological myth-making or evidence.

Posted in Academic Funding, Communication | Also tagged Academic Freedom, Academic Knowledge | Leave a comment

Existing Career Incentives Are Often Bad for Science

By Paul Smaldino | Published: October 4, 2016

A culture of bad science can evolve as a result of institutional incentives that prioritize simple quantitative metrics as measures of success, argues Paul Smaldino. But, he adds, not all is lost as new initiatives such as open data and replication are making a positive difference.

Posted in Career, Higher Education Reform | Also tagged Ethics, Incentives, Metrics | Leave a comment

A Cautionary Tale in the Quest for Novelty

By Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers and Paula Stephan | Published: September 21, 2016

Novel breakthroughs in research can have a dramatic impact on scientific discovery but face some distinct disadvantages in getting wider recognition and are often cited as a plus in getting published. But new findings suggest an inherent bias in bibliometric measures against novel research.

Posted in Communication, Impact | Also tagged Novelty | Leave a comment

Is Peer Review an Achilles Heel for Interdisciplinary Work?

By Gabriele Bammer | Published: August 16, 2016

Recent findings suggest interdisciplinary research is less likely to be funded than discipline-based research proposals, reports Gabriele Bammer, who argues different review processes may well be required to do justice to these different kinds of interdisciplinarity.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Peer Review | Leave a comment

Two Decades After Sokal, Is Academic Writing Any Better?

By Siobhan Austen and Darren O'Connell | Published: July 27, 2016

Many academics still operate under the flawed logic that good writing must be complex writing (or vice versa).

Posted in Interdisciplinarity, International Debate | Also tagged Academic Writing | 1 Response

The Challenge of Regulating Research to Avoid Fraud

By Ian Freckelton | Published: July 6, 2016

The more brazen the willingness to commit academic fraud, the harder it becomes to prevent, suggests Ian Freckelton. So while there is a role for codes of conduct or even criminal courts, finding ways to push temptation to deceive even further out of mind will likeley prove even more successful.

Posted in International Debate, Research Ethics | Also tagged Fraud, Research ethics, The Conversation | Leave a comment

African Academics Prey to (Academic Journal) Predators

By Adele Thomas | Published: March 29, 2016

In the past few years there has been an insidious rise in predatory journals and publishers, notes Adele Thomas, and African academics have not been immune to their predation.

Posted in Communication, Higher Education Reform | Also tagged Africa, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Business Journals Say They Will Publish ‘Null’ Results

By Ramon Wenzel | Published: January 12, 2016

In a joint statement, 10 editors representing some of the academia’s most prestigious journals for management, organisational behavior and work psychology research, have vowed to publish research that fails to prove a hypotheses.

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Academic Publishing, Business Education, Null Results, Publication Bias, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Reversing Academe’s Sometimes Perverse Incentives

By Virginia Barbour | Published: September 29, 2015

Peer review is a powerful tool for sussing out the truth, but it's not all-powerful. We also need to develop ways to reward scientists who do make their publications, data and methodology open for even greater scrutiny.

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Retraction | Leave a comment

Here Be Dragons: The Perils of Predatory Publishing

By Michael J.I. Brown | Published: August 4, 2015

The need to 'publish of perish' may send many academics adrift in unknown and dangerous waters of the predatory and vanity journals. It's worth keeping a weather eye before sailing over the edge.

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Academic Journals, Predatory Publishing, The Conversation | 1 Response

Tag: Publication Concerns

Research > Publication > Impact (You Might Need a Strategy for That)

Archived Webinar: Librarians and the Freedom to Read

The Financialisation of Academic Knowledge Production

Existing Career Incentives Are Often Bad for Science

A Cautionary Tale in the Quest for Novelty

Is Peer Review an Achilles Heel for Interdisciplinary Work?

Two Decades After Sokal, Is Academic Writing Any Better?

The Challenge of Regulating Research to Avoid Fraud

African Academics Prey to (Academic Journal) Predators

Business Journals Say They Will Publish ‘Null’ Results

Reversing Academe’s Sometimes Perverse Incentives

Here Be Dragons: The Perils of Predatory Publishing

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