In his latest post, Simon Linacre reviews the book, The Business of Scholarly Publishing: Managing in Turbulent Times, by Albert N. Greco, Professor of Marketing at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, recently published by Oxford University Press. Given the current backdrop for all industries, one might say that scholarly communications is in more turmoil than … Continue reading Right path, wrong journey
Updated CCI and DA metrics hit the Journal Whitelist
Hot off the press, newly updated Cabell’s Classification Index© (CCI©) and Difficulty of Acceptance© (DA©) scores for all Journal Whitelist publication summaries are now available. These insightful metrics are part of our powerful mix of intelligent data leading to informed and confident journal evaluations. Research has become increasingly cross-disciplinary and, accordingly, an individual journal might … Continue reading Updated CCI and DA metrics hit the Journal Whitelist
When does research end and publishing begin?
In his latest post, Simon Linacre argues that in order for authors to make optimal decisions – and not to get drawn into predatory publishing nightmares – research and publishing efforts should overlap substantially. In a recent online discussion on predatory publishing, there was some debate as to the motivations of authors to chose predatory … Continue reading When does research end and publishing begin?
Still without peer?
Next week the annual celebration of peer review takes place, which despite being centuries old is still an integral part of scholarly communications. To show Cabells’ support of #PeerReviewWeek, Simon Linacre looks at why peer review deserves its week in the calendar and to survive for many years to come. I was recently asked by … Continue reading Still without peer?
Publish and be damned
The online world is awash with trolling, gaslighting and hate speech, and the academic portion is sadly not immune, despite its background in evidence, logical argument and rigorous analysis. For the avoidance of doubt, Simon Linacre establishes fact from fiction for Cabells in terms of Open Access, predatory publishing and product names. When I went … Continue reading Publish and be damned
The power of four
After hearing so many different ways that its Journal Whitelist and Journal Blacklist have been used by customers, Cabells has started to map out how any researcher can use journal data to optimize their decision-making. Fresh from its debut at the World Congress on Research Integrity in Hong Kong last month, Simon Linacre shares the … Continue reading The power of four
Feedback loop
Last week the Scholarly Kitchen blog reviewed the Cabells Blacklist for its readers and inspired the second highest number of comments for any post so far in 2019. As a follow-up, Simon Linacre answers some of the questions the post and comments have raised while providing an update on the product itself. The publication … Continue reading Feedback loop
Why asking the experts is always a good idea
In the so-called ‘post-truth’ age where experts are sidelined in favor of good soundbites, Simon Linacre unashamedly uses expert insight in uncovering the truth behind poor publishing decisions... with some exciting news at the end! Everyone in academia or scholarly publishing can name at least one time they came across a terrible publishing decision. Whether … Continue reading Why asking the experts is always a good idea
Book review: Association of University Presses 2018
In his latest post, Simon Linacre reviews Associaton of University Presses Directory 2018 and deems it an essential tome for the future of scholarly publishing Many of you will be plowing through ‘Best Books of 2018’ reviews at this time of year, as is traditional in the media as time is short before Christmas, but … Continue reading Book review: Association of University Presses 2018
Academic freedom fighters
Isn't it worrying what your kids pick up from the radio and TV these days? When I was a child - back in the good ol' days of four TV channels and the one radio station my parents only ever seemed to listen to - I don't remember hearing the constant stream of news stories … Continue reading Academic freedom fighters