Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review
Revisiting a 2015 post to ask whether we are any closer to offering researchers credit for non-research activities?
Beyond Publication — Increasing Opportunities For Recognizing All Research Contributions
Recognizing the many ways that researchers (and others) contribute to science and scholarship has historically been challenging but we now have options, including CRediT and ORCID.
Ask The Chefs: Do’s And Don’ts Of Data
Is the value of data in decision making all hype? How can we leverage data to server our mission, customers, and our own operational effectiveness?
Tweeting-Citations Authors Speak, Finally
We stand by our data. We just won’t share it or believe that you replicated our study.
Reanalysis of Tweeting Study Yields No Citation Benefit
Scientific authorship comes with benefits, but also responsibilities. If authors are unwilling to explain their work, editors must step up to defend their journal.
Intention to Tweet: Medical Study Reports Tweets Improve Citations
A paper linking tweets and citations comes under attack, but more from the authors’ inability to answer even basic questions about their paper and resistance to share their data.
Guest Post — Author-Friendly Journal Websites
Making journal data on decision times and acceptance rates public would be tremendously helpful for authors in their decision-making process.
Chinese Publishers React to New Policies on Research Evaluation
Thoughts on the new Chinese policy on research evaluation from three Chinese publishers.
Guest Post – The Megajournal Lifecycle
Christos Petrou looks at megajournal performance and the resulting business implications.
Driving Responsibly with Identity Management (Part 1)
Few scholarly publishers make effective use of identity management, but we should — and now is a good time to consider a comprehensive identity strategy.
Guest Post – Quantifying the Impact of the New Chinese Policy
Christos Petrou analyzes the potential publishing impacts of new Chinese policies on research assessment.
New Chinese Policy Could Reshape Global STM Publishing
A new set of policies mark an effort to largely reform the research and higher education evaluation systems in China. The potential impact on the STM publishing sector is examined.
Reforming Research Assessment: A Tough Nut to Crack
Alison Mudditt looks at the recently released TOP Factor from the Center for Open Science, and the bigger picture of shifting the nature of research assessment.
Data Analysis: How Effective Is TrendMD?
A reanalysis of TrendMD experimental data reveal details on its effectiveness, novelty, and bias.
Study: Recommender Systems May Increase Citations
TrendMD may drive traffic, saves, and citations, according to a new study by the founders and employees of TrendMD. Deeper analysis of their results reveal overstated results and a lack of context. Should these papers be considered sound science just another form of marketing?