Loaded Dice — The New Research Conundrums Posed by Mechanical Turk
The use of Mechanical Turk in research may generate misleading data and false information. Do we need to guard against such mechanical methodologies?
Growing Impact of Non-Elite Journals
The scientific literature is expanding while the number of publication slots in elite journals has shrunk. Is it any wonder why many more highly-cited articles are found in non-elite journals?
Is Open Access a Cause or an Effect?
Why can’t researchers agree on whether Open Access is the cause of more citations or merely associated with better performing papers? The answer is in the methods.
How Satisfied Are Librarians With Their Jobs? The Survey May Not Show
A Library Journal survey shows things are about the same. But who are they really talking to?