POP Science: Nefarious Numbers
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 02:40
in Psychology & Sociology
What is on the mind of all the physicists all over the world right now? Quantum Gravity? Global warming? No. It is the same that is on the mind of all the other scientists in academia, too. Impact factor (IF)! How can I get my name on a paper into a high IF journal – that is the question. Publish Or Perish – POP science, popular science. I came across a new paper (and some older ones) these days that are definitively worth a read if you are interested in the precarious state of science and its likely getting worse: "Nefarious numbers" by Douglas N. Arnold and Kristine Fowler just appeared on the archive: read more