As part of Peer Review Week, Rebecca Furlong and Eleanor-Rose Papas draw on their in-depth knowledge of peer review to offer Early Career Researchers (ECRs) advice on how to develop the impact of their research and profile through peer review, both as …
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Double-anonymous review is an effective way of combating status bias in scholarly publishing
Discussions around improving peer review often focus on openness as a mechanism to reduce bias. Drawing on a recent study of double and single anonymisation at the British Ecological Society, Charles Fox argues for the benefits of double anonymisation …
Making retraction data freely accessible – Why Crossref’s acquisition of the Retraction Watch database is a big step forward
Since its launch Retraction Watch has done much to highlight the value of research integrity and publishing standards. Discussing the recent acquisition by Crossref of Retraction Watch’s database of retracted articles, Ivan Oransky and Rachael Lammey h…
Can generative AI add anything to academic peer review?
Although generative AI applications promise efficiency and can benefit the peer review process, given their shortcomings and our limited knowledge of their innerworkings, Mohammad Hosseini and Serge P.J.M. Horbach argue they should not be used independ…
The Future Is Now: An Introduction to Prefigurative Politics – review
The Future Is Now: An Introduction to Prefigurative Politics explores how prefigurative politics can help us to reimagine how we live in the face of climate change and ecosystems’ collapse. This stimulating volume, masterfully edited by Lara Monticelli…
Preparing for the coming wave of generative AI in journalism
The release of popular generative AI technology to the public last year has created a range of responses, particularly in fields dependent on creativity and information processing. In this Q&A Maayan Arad talks to Charlie Beckett about how generati…
Connect the Dots: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck
In Connect the Dots: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck, Christian Busch contests the notion of blind luck, arguing that adopting a “serendipity mindset” towards all social and professional interactions can increase the opportunity for serendipi…
Is sustainability research the victim or saviour of a broken academic publishing system?
Considering how sustainability research fits into the landscape of academic publishing and responding to a critique that half of sustainability research adds little to the field, Thomas Bauwens, Denise Reike and Martin Calisto argue that rather than be…
Can you ever be an expert in research impact?
Demonstrating a specialism for research impact is an increasingly sought after attribute for academics, research adjacent staff and growing numbers of impact professionals. Drawing on work carried out to design a course in foundational knowledge for re…
What would honest university rankings look like?
University rankings and their subsequent league tables presuppose higher education institutions exist in a linear hierarchical structure and that presenting information in this way is useful to prospective students. Deploying a comparable methodology t…