Phil Davis, Author at The Scholarly Kitchen

Phil Davis is a publishing consultant specializing in the statistical analysis of citation, readership, publication and survey data. He has a Ph.D. in science communication from Cornell University (2010), extensive experience as a science librarian (1995-2006) and was trained as a life scientist. https://phil-davis.org/

Articles by Phil Davis

Does Journal Suppression Reduce Self-Citation?

Journal suppression is an effective tool for reducing high rates of self-citation, even years after a title is reintroduced.

Reverse Engineering JCR’s Self-Citation and Citation Stacking Thresholds

Now we know how suppression decisions are made, should metrics companies suppress titles at all or simply make the underlying data more transparent?

How Much Citation Manipulation Is Acceptable?

Is citation manipulation a moral problem or an accounting problem?

Citation Performance Indicators — A Very Short Introduction

A brief summary of the main citation indicators used today.

PeerJ Membership Model and The Paradox Of The Loyal Customer

Pivoting away from individual memberships to sources of institutional funding, PeerJ has entered into a crowded market of low-cost megajournals. Can it survive?

Scientific Reports Overtakes PLOS ONE As Largest Megajournal

The open access megajournal is a proven success, but its future may lie in the hands of commercial entities.

The Art of the Beall

After deleting his predatory publishing list, librarian Jeffrey Beall reemerges into the spotlight with a self-published book about art forgeries.

Wither Portable Peer Review

Does the closing of Axios Review portend the end of independent peer review?

Citation Cartel Or Editor Gone Rogue?

How much can a single editor distort the citation record? Investigation documents rogue editor’s coercion of authors to cite his journal, papers.

PLOS ONE Output Drops Again In 2016

Output in PLOS ONE dropped by 6000+ papers in 2016, calling into question the sustainability of PLOS’ business model.