F1000 Journal Rankings — The Map Is Not the Territory
Does the release of a journal ranking metric signal a change in vision for post-publication peer review?
The Journal Usage Factor — Think Locally, Act Locally
If the Journal Usage Factor were run like an election, it would be a system where each party runs its own polls, hoards its own votes, provides no paper trail, and has the power to ignore any appeal.
Have Journal Editors Become Anachronisms?
It has become fashionable to rally against the elitism of journals and their editors. An economic argument for why we still need them both.
Are Cash Bonuses the Right Incentive for Science Authors?
Rewarding scientists with cash bonuses when they publish in prestigious journals drives up submission rates but has no effect on publication success, a new study reports.
Will Open Data Solve Peer Review Concerns?
All primary data should be made openly available, a UK government report recommends.
Challenging the Access Crisis
A review of the literature shows that access conditions are getting better, not worse. So, why do we hear just the opposite?
A Journal Is Not a Data Dump
Overburdened by supplemental data, journal limits publication to “essentials” plus non-article formats.
PLoS ONE's 2010 Impact Factor
Does the success of the scalable, multidisciplinary open access mega journal signal the imminent demise of the specialized, highly-selective subscription journal?
Top-Tier Open Access Journal Arrives with Fanfare, Few Details
A new open access journal announced with much fanfare, but with few details, no name and no business plan.
Anticipating the 2010 Impact Factor — The Devil Is in the Details
Why predicting a journal’s Impact Factor may be more difficult than you think.
Copy Editing and Open Access Repositories
Are author manuscripts in institutional repositories “good enough” for public consumption?
Stick to Your Ribs — Ghost Writers in the Sky
From the archive: an interview of a medical ghostwriter and an inside view of the medical communications industry — both speakers featured at the 2011 SSP Annual Meeting.
Medical Writer Caught Plagiarising — and Other Man Bites Dog Stories
Humor about scientific misconduct may reflect a deeper, more serious side of academic culture gone wrong.
Bike Sharing Comes to the Academic Library
At Cornell University, you can rent a bicycle from the circulation desk. Should the library be peddling a different brand?
The P-Word: Is Matched Text the Same as Plagiarism?
A massive study of student papers by Turnitin reveals that many are copying text from Wikipedia and other user-generated sites, but it’s not clear in distinguishing text-matches from plagiarism.