tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post1989505540130369277..comments2024-03-28T13:39:27.601-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Journals Considered HarmfulDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-56321130318500346712014-10-25T13:32:09.297-07:002014-10-25T13:32:09.297-07:00The editors of Infection and Immunity in 2011 refl...The editors of <i>Infection and Immunity</i> in 2011 reflected on a spate of recent retractions and wrote a paper <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.05661-11" rel="nofollow"><i>Retracted Science and the Retraction Index</i></a>. They conclude:<br /><br />"Using a novel measure that we call the “retraction index,” we found that the frequency of retraction varies among journals and shows a strong correlation with the journal impact factor."David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-80032603226409138202013-04-01T20:41:51.547-07:002013-04-01T20:41:51.547-07:00Charles Day, Physics Today's online editor, ha...Charles Day, Physics Today's online editor, has an interesting blog post on this paper <a href="http://blogs.physicstoday.org/thedayside/2013/01/unexpected-consequences-of-journal-rank/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Sabine Hossenfelder has another <a href="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2013/02/consequences-of-using-journal-impact.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com