Should academics be rewarded for communicating their research to the public?
We consider if enough value is placed by academic institutions on efforts to communicate science to the public.
Reduced impact factor due to journal growth
How can journal growth affect impact factor and what can be done to avoid it?
A publication from The Publication Plan
The Publication Plan team presented their own research at this year’s ISMPP meetings.
[VIDEO] The submission process from the publisher’s point of view
Jonathan Patience, Senior Editor at Taylor & Francis, outlines the pathway to publication.
Meeting report: summary of the 2018 Annual Meeting of MAPS
The 2018 Annual Meeting of MAPS was held in Miami, FL on 25–27 February. Read our meeting report to find out what happened.
[VIDEO] Digital features in medical publications: Where are we now?
Earlier this month, the 3rd MedComms Networking Virtual Event took place, entitled ‘Digital features in medical publications: Where are we now?’. Caroline Halford, Digital Publishing Manager at Springer Healthcare, presented … Continue Reading [VIDEO] Digital features in medical publications: Where are we now?
Meeting report: summary of day 2 of the 2018 Annual TIPPA Meeting
Missed TIPPA 2018? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
[VIDEO] ISMPP European Meeting 2018: conference summary (poster session)
Missed ISMPP EU 2018? Hannah Mace provides a summary of the meeting’s poster presentations.
Meeting report: summary of day 1 of the 2018 European ISMPP Meeting
Missed ISMPP EU 2018? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
How common is uncited research?
We examine a recent Nature study that reveals how many papers end up without a single citation.
A guide to developments in scientific publishing
A recent blog and editorial by Professor Jens Nielsen (Editor-in-Chief of FEMS Yeast Research) discuss several pressing issues in scientific publishing, including predatory journals, the usefulness of journal impact factors … Continue Reading A guide to developments in scientific publishing
Quantifying author contribution in scientific publications
Despite many journals now requiring an author contributions statement, the relative involvement of each co-author in a publication is not quantifiable. Researchers calling for a quantitative approach have proposed a … Continue Reading Quantifying author contribution in scientific publications
Keep an open mind when assessing online research metrics
Researchers are increasingly expected to demonstrate the “scholarly impact” of their work, for career progression or for approval by funding bodies. As such, they may refer to Altmetric scores … Continue Reading Keep an open mind when assessing online research metrics
Do we need to keep an eye on self-citation?
Is self-citation getting out of control and do we need to keep a closer eye on it? A recent article suggests that it might be time for the creation of … Continue Reading Do we need to keep an eye on self-citation?
[VIDEO] Altmetric data, services, and platform: An overview
Ben McLeish of Altmetric explains how this data science company is dedicated to tracking and analyzing the online activity around scholarly research outputs, and how you can use their tools … Continue Reading [VIDEO] Altmetric data, services, and platform: An overview
To tweet or not to tweet? Does author Twitter presence influence article citation?
José Luis Ortega, a web researcher from the Cybermetrics Lab at the Spanish National Research Council, recently investigated whether author participation on Twitter influences the volume of tweets about, and … Continue Reading To tweet or not to tweet? Does author Twitter presence influence article citation?