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Is PLOS Running Out Of Time? Financial Statements Suggest Urgency To Innovate

The publisher is committed to financial sustainability. How it achieves it is an open question.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Nov 22, 2019
  • 18 Comments

Can Twitter, Facebook, and Other Social Media Drive Downloads, Citations?

A brief review of studies linking social media and article-level performance.

  • By Phil Davis
  • May 23, 2019
  • 18 Comments

Poor Financials Pushes PLOS To Ponder Future Prospects

PLOS’ latest financial report depicts an organization trying to reinvent itself, focusing less on disruption and innovation and more on efficiency and collaboration.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jan 3, 2019
  • 16 Comments

Oh, What A Tangled Web! Citation Network Underscores Editorial Conflicts of Interest

The separation of powers is as important in academic publishing as it is in government.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 18, 2018
  • 6 Comments

Skeletons In Their Closet: Clarivate Issues Editorial Concern But Takes No Further Action

A public allegation of citation manipulation among 5 journals deserves a public inquiry.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Dec 11, 2018
  • 11 Comments

Tipping the Scales: Is Impact Factor Suppression Biased Against Small Fields?

The suppression of three economic history journals reveals more about Clarivate’s methods than citation manipulation.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 8, 2018
  • 5 Comments

Impact Factor Denied to 20 Journals For Self-Citation, Stacking

Publisher of performance metrics suppresses 20 journals, 14 for high levels of self-citation and 6 for citation stacking, releases Editorial Expression of Concern for 5 others.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 8 Comments

2017 Journal Impact Factors Feature Citation Distributions

The 2018 release of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) now features citation distributions for each journal. Poor implementation may prevent these figures from being used and may actively encourage abuse by predatory publishers.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 9 Comments

How Much Editorial Misconduct Goes Unreported?

Editors are in a position of power to coerce authors to cite their journal and personal papers. Can algorithms help detect misconduct when authors and journal staff are unwilling to speak out?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 21, 2018
  • 8 Comments

Journal Growth Lowers Impact Factor

Phil Davis examines how publication timing can affect annual Journal Impact Factor scores.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 13, 2018
  • 13 Comments
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