Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations

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Overuse of journal impact factors in US promotions https://t.co/mlr4QcQ46I https://t.co/BaSFaoxKIi
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RT @verokiermer: If review, tenure and promotion continue to depend on impact factor, we perpetuate a skewed incentive system. An important…
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1ヶ月前から水曜ランチタイムに学術出版に関してバズってるorバズりそうな論文や記事の輪読会。 今週はインパクトファクター話。 https://t.co/tf8Z9CBp0R
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RT @verokiermer: If review, tenure and promotion continue to depend on impact factor, we perpetuate a skewed incentive system. An important…
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Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations https://t.co/MeXHS9JT21
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"Our results show that the use of the JIF is encouraged in RPT evaluations, especially at research-intensive universities, and indicates there is work to be done to improve evaluation processes to avoid the potential misuse of metrics like the JIF" https://t.co/JEPnhoSGFd
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RT @PeerCommunityIn: 1/4 About 40% of 57 research-intensive institutions (from a sample of 129 US & Canada univ. performed by McKiernan et…
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RT @PeerCommunityIn: 1/4 About 40% of 57 research-intensive institutions (from a sample of 129 US & Canada univ. performed by McKiernan et…
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RT @LorenaABarba: A sad state of affairs: "Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations" https://…
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RT @juancommander: 1800 downloads from over 4500 visitors in 4 days... but wait! we forgot to check the Impact Factor of PeerJ Preprints!!!…
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RT @StephenPinfield: Journal Impact Factor in evaluations: "our results show that the use of the JIF is encouraged in evaluations...and ind…
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RT @StephenPinfield: Journal Impact Factor in evaluations: "our results show that the use of the JIF is encouraged in evaluations...and ind…
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RT @juancommander: 1800 downloads from over 4500 visitors in 4 days... but wait! we forgot to check the Impact Factor of PeerJ Preprints!!!…
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@jamaicandale @DanielKatz6 @Phil_Baty @jameswilsdon @JG_THE @UWankings @timeshighered @Wonkhe Universities in the US and Canada still use citation metrics like the impact factor at the academic unit level to a significant degree. Check out our must recent work on tenure guidelines: https://t.co/32HtGs460m
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RT @StephenPinfield: Journal Impact Factor in evaluations: "our results show that the use of the JIF is encouraged in evaluations...and ind…
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supp. info to @emckiernan13 @juancommander @DrSchimanski @CarolMN @l_matthia @MeredithNiles1 recent preprint on the use of #JIF has example cases but no clear-cut #sfDORA compatibility. hint: search for "cautious" and you may find some compliant cases https://t.co/r1wQpRajpH
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RT @juancommander: 1800 downloads from over 4500 visitors in 4 days... but wait! we forgot to check the Impact Factor of PeerJ Preprints!!!…
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RT @MiedemaF: Journal Impact Factor in evaluations, but also examples and pilots how to improve research evaluation in institutions @ResMet…
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RT @emckiernan13: Our new paper from the #RPT project is live! "Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure…
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RT @ronancox2: "Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations" - fascinating read about attitudes…
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RT @StephenPinfield: Journal Impact Factor in evaluations: "our results show that the use of the JIF is encouraged in evaluations...and ind…
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Journal Impact Factor in evaluations, but also examples and pilots how to improve research evaluation in institutions @ResMetrics @METRICStanford @SciTransit @euospp https://t.co/KebHYr6qes via @PeerJPreprints
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RT @emckiernan13: Our new paper from the #RPT project is live! "Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure…
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RT @juancommander: 1800 downloads from over 4500 visitors in 4 days... but wait! we forgot to check the Impact Factor of PeerJ Preprints!!!…
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RT @verokiermer: If review, tenure and promotion continue to depend on impact factor, we perpetuate a skewed incentive system. An important…
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