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Academic papers today are not meant to be discussion forums 21 Jun 2012 | 09:42 pm
This excellent post covers why academic publishing is obsolete. TL;DR: 1. The time lag is huge; it’s measured in months, or even years. 2. Most academic publications are inaccessible outside univers...
The importance of rewriting 22 Feb 2012 | 10:34 pm
Most academics really want to improve their writing, because good writing increases your chances of getting your manuscript accepted. Still, I think the academic system doesn´t reward good writing as ...
To RSS subscribers: sorry, last post was not intended for ap.com 30 Jan 2012 | 01:34 pm
The explanation below may only make sense to you if you read this from an RSS reader. If you don’t please skip it. Have you ever sent an email to the wrong person? Did wish you could pull it back? I ...
When your users tell you ‘you are not adding value’: Boycott against Elsevier 30 Jan 2012 | 09:26 am
Scott Aaronson uses an analogy to the game industry to describe the predicament academics are in: I have an ingenious idea for a company. My company will be in the business of selling computer games....
To RSS subscribers: sorry, last post was not intended for ap.com 30 Jan 2012 | 08:34 am
The explanation below may only make sense to you if you read this from an RSS reader. If you don’t please skip it. Have you ever sent an email to the wrong person? Did wish you could pull it back? I j...
When your users tell you ‘you are not adding value’: Boycott against Elsevier 30 Jan 2012 | 04:26 am
Scott Aaronson uses an analogy to the game industry to describe the predicament academics are in: I have an ingenious idea for a company. My company will be in the business of selling computer games. ...
Bollocks to waiting 10 years for progress 24 Mar 2011 | 09:20 am
Open Data warrior Mark Hahnel (@science3point0), the creator of FigShare, explains in this guest post the motivation behind the project and asks researchers why they aren’t publishing their research d...
Bollocks to waiting 10 years for progress 24 Mar 2011 | 05:20 am
Open Data warrior Mark Hahnel (@science3point0), the creator of FigShare, explains in this guest post the motivation behind the project and asks researchers why they aren’t publishing their research d...
altmetrics11: Tracking scholarly impact on the Social Web 25 Feb 2011 | 01:12 am
Koblenz (Germany), 14-15 June 2011 An ACM Web Science Conference 2011 Workshop Keynote: Mike Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton: “Evaluating online evidence of research impact” Call for papers ...
altmetrics11: Tracking scholarly impact on the Social Web 24 Feb 2011 | 08:12 pm
Koblenz (Germany), 14-15 June 2011 An ACM Web Science Conference 2011 Workshop Keynote: Mike Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton: “Evaluating online evidence of research impact” Call for papers The ...
