Is the peer review process simply a means by which errors are identified and corrected? Or is it a process in which a more constructive dialogue can take place and reviewers and editors may actively contribute to the text? John Rigby, Deborah Cox and Keith Julian have studied the published articles of a social sciences journal and found that the more revisions a paper undergoes, the greater its subsequent recognition in terms of citations
Improving scientific publishing is often framed as an issue of openness and speed and less often as ...
Extensive revising is required by many journals in the social sciences. It is expected that authors ...
Scientific research papers with large numbers of authors have become more commonplace, increasing th...
As the rate and volume of academic publications has risen, so too has the pressure on journal editor...
The limitations of journal based citation metrics for assessing individual researchers are well know...
The current review system for many academic articles is flawed, hindering the publication of excelle...
The literature review is a staple of the scholarly article. It allows authors to summarise previous ...
In a recent Impact Blog post, Jørgen Carling outlined the reasons why he feels the PhD by publicatio...
In the context of everyday research assessment citation counts are often taken as a simple indicator...
One of the first megajournals, PLOS ONE, has played a significant role in changing scholarly communi...
Early-career researchers are subject to higher levels of scrutiny than ever before, with publication...
All agree that peer review is an area of scholarly communications that is ripe for innovation. Howev...
Literature reviews are an integral part of the process and communication of scientific research. Whi...
Academics today have to publish to succeed. In Publish or Perish: Perceived Benefits versus Unintend...
Review papers play a significant role in curating the scholarly record. Drawing on a study of close ...
Improving scientific publishing is often framed as an issue of openness and speed and less often as ...
Extensive revising is required by many journals in the social sciences. It is expected that authors ...
Scientific research papers with large numbers of authors have become more commonplace, increasing th...
As the rate and volume of academic publications has risen, so too has the pressure on journal editor...
The limitations of journal based citation metrics for assessing individual researchers are well know...
The current review system for many academic articles is flawed, hindering the publication of excelle...
The literature review is a staple of the scholarly article. It allows authors to summarise previous ...
In a recent Impact Blog post, Jørgen Carling outlined the reasons why he feels the PhD by publicatio...
In the context of everyday research assessment citation counts are often taken as a simple indicator...
One of the first megajournals, PLOS ONE, has played a significant role in changing scholarly communi...
Early-career researchers are subject to higher levels of scrutiny than ever before, with publication...
All agree that peer review is an area of scholarly communications that is ripe for innovation. Howev...
Literature reviews are an integral part of the process and communication of scientific research. Whi...
Academics today have to publish to succeed. In Publish or Perish: Perceived Benefits versus Unintend...
Review papers play a significant role in curating the scholarly record. Drawing on a study of close ...
Improving scientific publishing is often framed as an issue of openness and speed and less often as ...
Extensive revising is required by many journals in the social sciences. It is expected that authors ...
Scientific research papers with large numbers of authors have become more commonplace, increasing th...