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Blogs selected for Week May 30 to Jun 5, 2016

1. 0 is the magic number: Why small numbers matter just as much as large ones when we talk about altmetrics. The problem many detractors have with altmetrics as a concept is that it seems heavily focused on numbers that may or may not be meaningful. In his post in The Impact Blog, Andy Tattersall […]

Blogs selected for Week May 16 to May 22, 2016

1. SSP and STM Collaborate to Promote the Value of Mentorship in Scholarly Communications for Early-Career Professionals Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) are collaborating to develop a panel discussion to be presented at the SSP 38th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, on June 1. […]

Blogs selected for Week May 2 to May 8, 2016

1. Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting Crosses Boundaries, Borders and Aims to Break Down Barriers The 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC, June 1-3, 2016. Although its membership includes professionals from around the world, this is the first time SSP […]

Blogs selected for Week April 25 to May 1, 2016

1. How can academia kick its addiction to the impact factor? The impact factor is academia’s worst nightmare. So much has been written about its flaws, both in calculation and application, that there is little point in reiterating the same tired points here, says Jon Tennant, in his post in the ScienceOpen Blog. The blog […]

Blogs selected for Week April 18 to April 24, 2016

1. Editorial control is a critical part of open peer review Some researchers regard public, post-publication peer review as a non-rigorous, non-structured and poor alternative to traditional peer review. Much of this might be down to the view that there are no standards, and no control in a world of ‘open’, notes Jon Tennant, in […]