Scientific Impact Measures Compared
A new study suggests that the venerated journal impact factor (JIF) may not provide a consensus view of “scientific impact.”
ISI Draws Fire from Citation Researchers, Librarians
Indexing of proceedings papers, errors in conversion, draw ire from bibliometrics community. Some question its effect on journal Impact Factors.
Chaos Continues in Math Journal
Publisher asks for submission stop while searching for new editor-in-chief.
Partial Publication Credit
Should scientists receive only partial credit for coauthored papers?
Self-Publishing Reinvents the Novel
The novel is about novelty. Self-publishing is just the latest option for authors. Some argue that it’s reinventing literature.
Wikipedia on Drugs
Wikipedia is a reference that is accurate but incomplete. How does it fare as a drug resource? A recent study finds an interesting trend.
A Predictive Parody?
What happens when parody is prescient? It becomes a painful reminder of things gone awry. Happy Friday!
Metrics for the Humanities
Are the humanists trying too hard to be like scientists?
How Far We’ve Come
On the eve of the Inauguration of Barack Obama, let’s pause and remember the hero today is set aside for.
A Journal Feeds Wikipedia
A journal begins requiring authors to submit peer-reviewed pages to Wikipedia. Is this a great idea?
Funding UK Research
The Research Assessment Exercise is slow and expensive. Abandoning peer-review for quantitative assessment may lead to excessive gaming and corrupt the indicators of quality.
Peer-Review Scandal Shakes French Geologists
The abuse of editorial power and favoritism leads to a national scandal in France.
Banking on Peer Review
Scholarly publishers risk following the newspaper industry if they don’t value peer-review.
Data Depart = Newspapers Die?
Sure, the news is a commodity now, but perhaps losing the data is what triggered the beginning of the end for newspapers.
Legalizing Authorship
Improving transparency and accountability in biomedical publishing has turned authorship into a legal system.