RAM the PI-BETA, C3PO - what the H-STAR happened to my promotion application? Or: The pros and cons of bibliometric evaluations of researchers

Calver, Michael C.

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“…It's a simple outcome of the distribution of publications and not reflective of ability at all. (p. 12, see also Seglen, ; Calver, ).…”

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The mismeasure of science: Citation analysis

MacRoberts

2017

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For several decades we, among others, have criticized the use of citations for evaluative purposes. Although these criticisms have been noted, they have been largely brushed aside or ignored, not addressed head on. This may be for a number of reasons, but we believe the main one is that these criticisms undermine the desire to have an easy "scientific"-that is, quantitative-method of evaluation. Consequently, we continue and update our criticism of the use of citations for evaluation.

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“…It's a simple outcome of the distribution of publications and not reflective of ability at all. (p. 12, see also Seglen, ; Calver, ).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Apparently, scientists when reading the literature are spotty or read only abstracts and conclusions. In fact, the original may never be consulted (Calver, ; Natt, ). A large proportion of citations either do not clearly support the statement made, are trivial, or are ambiguous (Dewey, ).…”

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The mismeasure of science: Citation analysis

MacRoberts

2017

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“…Science in particular, but academics in general, have lost control of how knowledge is communicated (Recher 2013). The worth of a scientist and science cannot be measured by an arbitrary set of citation indices (Calver and Bradley 2009;Wall 2009;Cooper and Poletti 2011;Calver 2013). The current addiction among academic and research institutions with citation indices distorts the way in which knowledge is communicated, making free and open communication difficult (Andersen et al 2008).…”

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Failure of science, death of nature

Recher¹

2015

Pac. Conserv. Biol.

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As a people, Australians have lost contact with the world of nature, risking the collapse of civilisation. One factor in the alienation of nature in Australia is the failure of the scientific community to take responsibility for the technology created by the knowledge generated from scientific research. Science has failed to protect Australia’s flora and fauna. Scientists must communicate more widely with society, but need to be educated on how to communicate and on their ethical responsibilities to others and other species. Government needs to show leadership in environmental management and nature conservation, while conservationists need to ‘invert the paradigm’, taking a new, less anthropocentric approach to conservation. None of this is possible in a market-place economy and Australians must move to an economic system that is ecocentric. This will not be easy as it requires a reduction in the consumption of resources and a smaller population.

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How to write a paper for successful publication in an international peer-reviewed journal.

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Saunders³

2014

Pac. Conserv. Biol.

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In this paper, we present a step-by-step guide on how to write a paper for successful publication in a peer-reviewed journal. We propose a ten-step approach to the entire process of paper writing from preparation, manuscript writing, and submission to the stages of peer-review and revision. The steps include defining paper objectives, authorship, journal selection, writing routines, requirements of manuscript sections, editing and proof-reading as well as how to communicate successfully in submission and review.

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RAM the PI-BETA, C3PO - what the H-STAR happened to my promotion application? Or: The pros and cons of bibliometric evaluations of researchers

Abstract: The National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Grumpy Scientists: the ecological conscience of a nation ISBN 978-0-9874309-0-8 hardcopy 978-0-9874309-1-5 ebook http://dx

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The mismeasure of science: Citation analysis

The mismeasure of science: Citation analysis

Failure of science, death of nature

How to write a paper for successful publication in an international peer-reviewed journal.

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