Is it fair to
"Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations" ?
https://t.co/fj8Y3XZVfc https://t.co/heZrfgf1gk
Be careful what you wish for when envisioning new metrics in other realms of science such as natural history collections https://t.co/hRbYSOn1BB. Gaming the system can have serious consequences.
Read and review it!!!
Use of the Journal Impact Factor in academic review, promotion, and tenure evaluations. PeerJ Preprints 7:e27638v2 https://t.co/OX8hxTRd4Q by @emckiernan13, @l_matthia, @juancommander, @DrSchimanski, @CarolMN & Meredith T. Niles
@mdifranc @gtoneill @Eurodoc @ALLEA_academies @euatweets @ScienceEurope @Moedas @Mariecurie_alum @yacadeuro If that were included, ~40% of institutions would be violating this freedom with their tenure and promotion rules: https://t.co/YVz4BgeDCZ
I would welcome this development and support any action taken against these 40% (and the others who coerce journal venue implicitly)!
Hugely trending preprint on the PeerJ Preprints platform. Getting 3x the views compared to second most viewed preprint. And 1 citation already! https://t.co/yFAhjInHFz https://t.co/rrIn9pAXmc
5/6 A study from *last week* found journal impact factor is used in review, promotion and tenure decisions at 40% of "doctoral, research-intensive (R-type) institutions." https://t.co/7nH33Oc9rr Sure, the research SHOULD matter—but it's silly to say it's the only thing that does.