Tag: Publication Concerns

Do Journal Rankings Give Short Shrift to the South?

By Diego Chavarro and Ismael Ràfols | Published: October 31, 2017

Many research evaluation systems continue to take a narrow view of excellence, judging the value of work based on the journal in which it is published. Recent research by Diego Chavarro, Ismael Ràfols and colleagues shows how such systems underestimate and prove detrimental to the production of research relevant to important social, economic, and environmental issues and reflect the biases of journal citation databases which focus heavily on English-language research from the US and Western Europe.

Posted in Communication, Higher Education Reform | Also tagged DORA, Leiden Statement | Leave a comment

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Peer Review and Publishing Itself?

By Chadwick C. DeVoss | Published: May 15, 2017

The founder of StateReviewer outlines a future where humans are written out of the publication process by artificial intelligence. But is the goal of eradicating bias and other malignancies potentially opening the door to a new set of ills?

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Artificial Intelligence, Peer Review, StateReviewer | 1 Response

Who Will Challenge the Predators Now That Beall’s List is Gone?

By Michael J.I. Brown | Published: January 24, 2017

University librarian Jeffrey Beall used to write a blog that identified by name what he saw as predatory publishers of academic journals. Since he suddenly shut down the site earlier this month, will --or even should -- someone else pick up the baton?

Posted in Communication, Open Access | Also tagged Jeffrey Beall, Predatory Publishing, The Conversation | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Tips | Also tagged Academic Publishing, Publication Strategy | Leave a comment

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

Tag: Publication Concerns

Do Journal Rankings Give Short Shrift to the South?

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Peer Review and Publishing Itself?

Who Will Challenge the Predators Now That Beall’s List is Gone?

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

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