Hartley, Trueman and Meadows [3] contribute useful evidence on whether scientists can gain prestige by writing in a manner that is difficult to read. This has been called the bafflegab theory by some. They concluded that the evidence was not strong. This comment examines some of the conclusions from Hartley, Trueman, and Meadows (HTM) and recommends directions for further research
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The authors wish to thank three referees for helpful comments and suggestions. For financial support...
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A rational and popular viewpoint is that the function of scientific writing is to communicate knowle...
Scientific publications are the building blocks of discovery and collaboration, but their impact is ...
In universities all over the world, hiring and promotion committees regularly hear the argument: “th...
The paper analyzes the leading journals in neurosciences using quantifiable research assessment meas...
Bjoern Brembs has argued that journal rank has no persuasive predictive property for any measure of ...
There is evidence that having more readable abstracts and introductions help authors get cited. I sh...
Modest support was found for the Dr. Fox Phenomenon : Management scientists gain prestige by uninte...
In which journal a scientist publishes is considered one of the most crucial factors determining the...
In universities all over the world, hiring and promotion committees regularly hear the argument: “th...
Scientific publications are the building blocks of discovery and collaboration, but their impact is ...
The authors wish to thank three referees for helpful comments and suggestions. For financial support...
Journal ranking schemes may seem useful, but Björn Brembs discusses how the Thompson Reuters Impact ...
Most researchers acknowledge an intrinsic hierarchy in the scholarly journals (“journal rank”) that ...
The broken incentive structure in science can be blamed for much of the alarming trends of the past ...
Are scientists using language aimed at convincing editors and reviewers to publish their work? Joeri...
A rational and popular viewpoint is that the function of scientific writing is to communicate knowle...
Scientific publications are the building blocks of discovery and collaboration, but their impact is ...
In universities all over the world, hiring and promotion committees regularly hear the argument: “th...
The paper analyzes the leading journals in neurosciences using quantifiable research assessment meas...
Bjoern Brembs has argued that journal rank has no persuasive predictive property for any measure of ...