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When a Journal Sinks, Should the Editors Go Down with the Ship?

This year, Thomson Reuters suspended six business journals for engaging in a citation cartel. Should the authors be held responsible for the malfeasance of their editors? We propose a new solution to punishing the community for the poor decisions of the few.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 6, 2014
  • 59 Comments

The Black Market for Facebook "Likes," and What It Means for Citations and Alt-Metrics

Purchasing artificial trust and reputation on the Internet has never been easier or cheaper. What does this mean for metrics-based evaluations?

  • By Phil Davis
  • May 18, 2012
  • 22 Comments

The (Post) Dating Game — Assembling the Evidence

Testing the hypothesis that editors are manipulating publication dates to increase their journal’s Impact Factor.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 5, 2012
  • 5 Comments

Does Post-Dating Publication Help Journal Impact Factors?

Publishing an article online and then post-dating its “official” publication several months later may be used to game a journal’s impact factor, a scientist claims.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 2, 2012
  • 11 Comments

Gaming the Impact Factor Puts Journal In Time-out

Attempts to game a journal’s Impact Factor can result in being de-listed from the Journal Citation Report. Most offenders learn their lesson and return to normal citation behavior.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 17, 2011
  • 28 Comments

Games, eBooks, and Innovation — The Game Is Not the Same

“What we’ve called a ‘game’ has radically changed,” expressed Ariella Lehrer, president and CEO of Legacy Interactive, at the breakfast keynote talk at the 2010 SSP IN meeting. Lehrer, a 27-year veteran of the gaming industry, began her talk with […]

  • By Phil Davis
  • Sep 22, 2010
  • 1 Comment

Serious Games, Science Communication, and One Utopian Vision

Transitioning from an information provision industry to an information experience industry will require change. How can we achieve this large-scale shift to meet emerging customer expectations?

  • By Alix Vance
  • Jun 8, 2010
  • 6 Comments

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