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Variability, Irregular Publisher Metadata, and the Ongoing Evolution of Databases Complicates Reproducibility in Bibliometrics Research

Bibliometric databases are essential tools for research and publishing strategy. But the variability in how they parse publisher metadata and their constant evolution makes it difficult, if not impossible, to exactly reproduce any given piece of research.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 15, 2024
  • 5 Comments

bioRxiv and Citations: Just Another Piece of Flawed Bibliometric Research?

Even a flawed paper can offer lessons on how (not) to report, and what (not) to claim.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jul 1, 2024
  • 9 Comments

Guest Post – Making Sense of Retractions and Tackling Research Misconduct

Christos Petrou presents evidence suggesting that growth in retractions has not been universal across regions and subject areas, and it is primarily driven by the industrial-scale activity of papermills (rather than the activity of individual researchers) and the growth of research from China.

  • By Christos Petrou
  • Apr 18, 2024
  • 10 Comments

Guest Post – Publishing Fast or Slow: How Speed Varies for Similar Journals

Christos Petrou looks at the factors that go into determining a journal’s turnaround times, and how we can help authors make better-informed choices.

  • By Christos Petrou
  • Mar 19, 2024
  • 13 Comments

Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Categorizing Mental Health Research

Hélène Draux presents the first of a two-part effort to chart the topography of mental health scholarship. Here, established methods, including pre-existing classifications are employed.

  • By Hélène Draux
  • Feb 26, 2024
  • 0 Comments

Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market

We all know the journals market has rapidly consolidated over recent years. But where’s the data? I set out to find some numbers to put behind the common sense.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • 26 Comments

Innovating the Science of Science: A report of the ICSSI meeting

A new conference explores ways research can turn the scientific method onto improving its own results.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jun 28, 2022
  • 0 Comments

Journal Citation Indicator. Just Another Tool in Clarivate’s Metrics Toolbox?

Can Clarivate deliver on a single, normalized measurement of citation impact or did its marketing department promise too much?

  • By Phil Davis
  • May 24, 2021
  • 2 Comments

Plum Goes Orange – Elsevier Acquires Plum Analytics

Thoughts on Elsevier’s acquisition of Plum Analytics.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Feb 2, 2017
  • 2 Comments

The Measure of All Things: Some Notes on CiteScore

Elsevier’s new CiteScore service is a carefully thought-out element in the company’s competitive strategy, but it reinforces the widespread error that bibliometrics can be use as proxies for the quality of a publication.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Jan 11, 2017
  • 15 Comments

Citation Networks Yield Competitive Intelligence

Citation networks can provide much more than journal metrics and rankings. Publishers should look to them for competitive intelligence.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 18, 2016
  • 5 Comments

No Journal Access? Email the Author, Colleague

Peer-to-peer sharing of scientific articles is common for Indian scientists, a new study reports.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Nov 18, 2009
  • 9 Comments

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.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 10, 2009
  • 1 Comment

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