Publication Concerns

Cry from Publons: Let’s End Reviewer Fraud
Communication
February 6, 2018

Cry from Publons: Let’s End Reviewer Fraud

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Survey Asks About Sci-Hub, ResearchGate, Video Discovery
Communication
January 26, 2018

Survey Asks About Sci-Hub, ResearchGate, Video Discovery

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Do Journal Rankings Give Short Shrift to the South?
Higher Education Reform
October 31, 2017

Do Journal Rankings Give Short Shrift to the South?

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Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Peer Review and Publishing Itself?
International Debate
May 15, 2017

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Peer Review and Publishing Itself?

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

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

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?

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

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

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.

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Archived Webinar: Librarians and the Freedom to Read

Archived Webinar: Librarians and the Freedom to Read

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.

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The Financialisation of Academic Knowledge Production

The Financialisation of Academic Knowledge Production

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.

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Existing Career Incentives Are Often Bad for Science

Existing Career Incentives Are Often Bad for Science

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.

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A Cautionary Tale in the Quest for Novelty

A Cautionary Tale in the Quest for Novelty

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.

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Is Peer Review an Achilles Heel for Interdisciplinary Work?

Is Peer Review an Achilles Heel for Interdisciplinary Work?

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. 

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Two Decades After Sokal, Is Academic Writing Any Better?

Two Decades After Sokal, Is Academic Writing Any Better?

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

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