Should an Editor-in-Chief’s email address be available?
We focus on one aspect of the editorial board, the editor-in-chief (EiC) and ask whether an EiC should make their email address available so that potential authors can contact them?
Scientometrics article about predatory publishing is retracted
Vít Macháček & Martin Srholec (2021) Predatory publishing in Scopus: evidence on cross-country differences, Scientometrics, 126, 1897-1921 has been retracted due to: Errors in Analyses, Errors in Methods, Unreliable Results.
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Should proof reading be acknowledged in scientific papers?
We recently ran a survey asking if an acknowledgement is required if somebody proof reads your paper. 55.6% said that no acknowledgement was required, with 44.4% saying that an acknowledge should be provided. These results come with some caveats, which we explore in this article.
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Verifying a Google Scholar impact factor?
For any impact factor, you should be able to verify (i.e. reproduce) it. With Google Scholar, this is possible but can be time consuming and it also requires a certain level of knowledge that many may not posses.
How much profit does a journal make? The case of SCIREA
We consider SCIREA’s revenue in an attempt to estimate how much profit this publisher makes. We estimate their revenue to be USD 151,340, with a profit of about USD 121,072.
How many editors does a journal need? The case of SCIREA
SCIREA is a scientific publisher that has a portfolio of 39 journals. These 39 journals have 13,288 editors, meaning that each journal has an average of 341 editors. Each of these editors has handled less than one paper each, over the last five years.
Google Scholar and the International Journal of Management (IAEME Publication)
The International Journal of Management (ISSN: 0976-6502), which is published by IAEME Publication has two Google Scholar entries. Each one shows a different number of publications, citations, h-index etc. In this article, we take a closer look as well as comparing against the journal’s own records, from its web site.
Vanity and predatory academic publishers are corrupting the pursuit of knowledge
Radio National’s Background Briefing recently presented a grim academic tale of identity theft, shambolic conferences, exploitation, sham peer review and pseudoscience.
This article was originally published in The Conversation.
Soundbites and EMAIL Snippets: What are they?
One of the features (we like to believe) of our Twitter account are the regular posts we do that feature “Soundbites” and “EMAIL snippets”. But what are they, why do we feature these, why do we feel that are important and how do we create the images? All the answers are here.