The undeclared use of third-party service providers in academic publishing is unethical: an epistemic reflection and scoping review
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DOI: 10.1007/s00210-024-03177-6
Abstract: There is a substantial body of scientific literature on the use of third-party services (TPS) by academics to assist as “publication consultants” in scholarly publishing. TPS provide a wide range of scholarly services to research… read more here.
Keywords: use; academic publishing; third party; use third ... See more keywords
Tracking self-citations in academic publishing
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03413-9
Abstract: Citation metrics have value because they aim to make scientific assessment a level playing field, but urgent transparency-based adjustments are necessary to ensure that measurements yield the most accurate picture of impact and excellence. One… read more here.
Keywords: self citations; tracking self; citations academic; academic publishing ... See more keywords
Illegitimate Academic Publishing: A Need for Sustainable Global Action
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DOI: 10.1007/s12109-018-9614-z
Abstract: This review X-rays the issue of illegitimate (predatory) academic publishing of books, monographs, journals and conference proceedings which is a topical issue globally as a result of the damage it does to academic quality and… read more here.
Keywords: illegitimate academic; global action; sustainable global; academic publishing ... See more keywords
The misalignment of incentives in academic publishing and implications for journal reform
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401231121
Abstract: For most researchers, academic publishing serves two goals that are often misaligned—knowledge dissemination and establishing scientific credentials. While both goals can encourage research with significant depth and scope, the latter can also pressure scholars to… read more here.
Keywords: misalignment incentives; publishing; academic publishing; publishing implications ... See more keywords
Academic Publishing, Philosophy of Education and the Future
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2015.1069034
Abstract: This Special Issue has presented a series of conversational interviews with editors of leading journals in the field of philosophy of education. This concluding article synthesises the interviews and reflects on what this project offers… read more here.
Keywords: publishing philosophy; philosophy education; philosophy; academic publishing ... See more keywords
Fractures in the academic publishing business model: a stakeholder perspective
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DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scae080
Abstract: The recent listing of Springer-Nature on the Frankfurt stock exchange triggers the debate for more fairness and equity in the academic publishing business model. read more here.
Keywords: publishing business; academic publishing; business model;
Academic Publishing and the Future of Open Access.
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DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001494
Abstract: In January 2016, Optometry and Vision Science became an online-only journal accessible through the publisher's website: https://journals.lww.com/optvissci/pages/default.aspx. Since then, we have faced all the usual and expected challenges associated with digital publishing: mourning the loss… read more here.
Keywords: advertising; access; optometry; publishing ... See more keywords
Academic publishing behavior and pay across business fields
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DOI: 10.1111/fima.12445
Abstract: Academic finance faculty earn a premium relative to other business school faculty. We show that the rewards to publishing outside of the top journals (JF, JFE, RFS) are significantly lower in finance relative to a… read more here.
Keywords: publishing behavior; finance; behavior pay; pay across ... See more keywords
The emergence of epistemic agency in researching multilingually: An autoethnography of a Chinese researcher's academic publishing practices
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DOI: 10.1111/ijal.12617
Abstract: Global knowledge production and dissemination through academic publishing plays a critical role in achieving epistemic inclusion for peripheral scholars. This paper reports on an autoethnographic study of the 15 years of academic publishing efforts by… read more here.
Keywords: emergence epistemic; researching multilingually; agency; academic publishing ... See more keywords
Can we escape the textocalypse? Academic publishing as community building [Language on the Move]
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DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2024-0132
Abstract: Abstract Rapid developments in digital technologies have fundamentally changed writing practices leading to an explosion in the number of textual products. The result is a “textocalypse” – a deep crisis in knowledge production and dissemination.… read more here.
Keywords: language move; language; publishing community; community building ... See more keywords
Opportunities and risks of ChatGPT in medicine, science, and academic publishing: a modern Promethean dilemma
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DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.1
Abstract: The release of ChatGPT, the latest large (175-billion-parameter) language model by San Francisco-based company OpenAI, prompted many to think about the exciting (and troublesome) ways artificial intelligence (AI) might change our lives in the very… read more here.
Keywords: medicine science; opportunities risks; academic publishing; science academic ... See more keywords