In 2014, Chinese researchers published more papers than any other country for the first time. In 2019, China overtook the U.S. as the No. 1 publisher of the most influential papers.
Renee Adams, University of Oxford e Jing Xu, University of Technology Sydney
A very low percentage of women are leaders in the field of finance. Gender equity will benefit both scholarship and Australia’s third-largest economic sector.
Researchers need to be assessed on every aspect of their work, no matter where it takes place.
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Stephen Dobson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington e Edward Schofield, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The gravitational pull of global rankings consumes university energy and attention. But there had to be a better way to measure their value.
Many African researchers feel they should do research that would be acceptable for publication in Western outlets.
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Peer review is a crucial part of the academic publication system. It is also a critical part of the hiring and evaluation process. What’s the problem with peer review?
Scholars have long encountered skeletons in the academic closets of peers and intellectual heroes. But is there a point where a scholar’s behaviour is so taboo that their research should be consigned to the academic junk pile?
The traditional starting point for considering the scientific impact of research are its citations. But judging which research applications should be funded is a very inexact science.
We’re all living in a bubble these days.
The Infatuated
The term “bubble” is now part of everyday conversation, particularly since the financial crisis of 2008. But bubbles are not just a problem in the world of banking. They can affect the choices you make…
A new study shows there are benefits to researchers sharing their data.
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“Publish or perish” is a well-known maxim within academia. It is introduced to researchers early in their careers, often by a PhD supervisor, keen for his or her students to start building a career. While…
It’s time to let the journal impact factor die.
Ben McLeod
Science is a highly competitive business so measuring the impact of scientific research, meaningfully and objectively, is essential. The journal impact factor (JIF) has emerged over the past few decades…
Some journal editors demand academics boost the number of references to other articles published in their journal.
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One in five academics from a range of fields say they have come under pressure from journals to pad out their papers with unnecessary citations to get published, a large survey has found. Analysis of 6,672…