scholarly journals The costly prestige ranking of scholarly journals

Ravnetrykk ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bård Smedsrød ◽  
Leif Longva
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
Walk Away ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Profit Margins ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Licensing Deal

The prestige ranking of scholarly journals is costly to science and to society. Researchers’ payoff in terms of career progress is determined largely from where they publish their findings, and less from the content of their scholarly work. This fact creates perverted incentives for the researchers. Valuable research time is spent in trying to satisfy reviewers and editors, rather than spending their time in the most productive direction. This in turn leads to unnecessary long time from research findings are made until they become public. This costly system is upheld by the scholarly community itself. Scholars supply the journals with time, serving as reviewers and editors without any paycheck asked, even though the bulk of scientific journals are published by big commercial enterprises enjoying super profit margins. The super profit results from expensive licensing deals with the scholarly institutions. The free labour offered, on top of the payment for the licensing deals, should be viewed as part of the payment to these publishers – a payment in kind. Why not use this as a negotiating chip towards the publishers? If a publisher asks more than acceptable for a licensing deal, rather than walk away with no deal, the scholarly institutions could pull out all the free labour offered by reviewers and editors.

Rotten web citations cited in scholarly journals: use of time travel for retrieval

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Niveditha ◽  
Mallinath Kumbar ◽  
B.T. Sampath Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Media Studies ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Time Travel ◽  
Reference List ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Research Findings

PurposeThe present study compares the use of web citations as references in leading scholarly journals in Library and Information Science (LIS) and Communication and Media Studies (CMS). A total of 20 journals (each 10 from LIS and CMS) were selected based on the publishing history and reputation published between 2008 and 2017.Design/methodology/approachThe present study compares the use of web citations as references in leading scholarly journals in LIS and CMS. A PHP script was used to crawl the Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) collected from the reference list. A total of 12,251 articles were downloaded and 555,428 references were extracted. Of the 555,428 references, 102,718 web citations were checked for their accessibility.FindingsThe research findings indicated that 76.90% URLs from LIS journals and 84.32% URLs from Communication and Media Studies journals were accessible and others were rotten. The majority of errors were due to HTTP 404 error code (not found) in both the disciplines. The study also tried to retrieve the rotten URLs through Time Travel, which revived 61.76% rotten URLs in LIS journal articles and 65.46% in CMS journal articles.Originality/valueThis is an in-depth and comprehensive comparative study on the availability of web citations in LIS and CMS journals articles spanning a period of 10 years. The findings of the study will be helpful to authors, publishers, and editorial staff to ensure that web citations will be accessible in the future.

A Study of Availability and Recovery of URLs in Library and Information Science Scholarly Journals

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
B. Niveditha ◽  
Mallinath Kumbar
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Time Travel ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
High Impact Factor ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Web Archives ◽  
Research Findings

The present study examines the availability and recovery of web references cited in scholarly journals selected based on their high impact factor published between 2008 and 2017. A PHP script was used to crawl the Uniform Resource Locators (URL) collected from the references. A total of 5720 articles were downloaded and 237418 references were extracted. A total of 33512 URLs were checked for their availability. Further the lexical features of URLs like file extension, path depth, character length and top-level domain was determined. The research findings indicated that out of 33512 web references, 20218 contained URLs, DOIs were found in 12799 references and 495 references contained arXiv or WOS identifier. It was found that 29760 URLs were accessible and the remaining 3752 URLs were missing. Most errors were due to HTTP 404 error code (Not found error). The study also tried to recover the inaccessible URLs through Time Travel. Almost 60.55% of inaccessible URLs were archived in various web archives. The findings of the study will be helpful to authors, publishers, and editorial staff to ensure that web references will be accessible in future.

Becoming a Cooperative Parent in a Parent Co-operative

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Rogoff
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Scholarly Work ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
First Child ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
The Common ◽  
The University ◽  
Principles Of Learning

Over the years that I spent as a co-oper for my three children in this parent co-operative school, I gradually came to understand the philosophy and become part of the structure of this learning community. It took a long time for me to grasp the underlying principles—the “common thread” that weaves through the practices of this community. An understanding of the principles gives participants a basis for knowing what to do, but at the same time, it seems that participating is essential for finding the principles. When I was a new co-oper, my career as a developmental psychologist was largely unrelated to my activities in the classroom. My choice to send my first child to the OC, over a decade ago, was based on the suggestion of a colleague in the psychology department at the University of Utah, who said, “Just think of all the research you can do in the OC!” and talked me into coming to visit his daughter’s classroom. At the time, although I liked what I saw for my daughter, I could see no way that I could make use of the OC as a research site—it didn’t connect with the way I was studying children’s learning. Over time, though, what I learned from the challenges of seeking this program’s principles of learning, in order to participate in it, has transformed my research and scholarly work. It opened my eyes to this way of thinking about learning, which I believe can contribute to advances in developmental and educational research and theory. The program philosophy is apparent in my 1990 book, Apprenticeship in Thinking, though at the time I wrote it I did not recognize the depth of its influence in my work. A key question that perplexed me as I struggled to understand how to participate in a community of learners, as a parent new to the OC, was how adults and children can collaborate in learning. This is a puzzle to many parents as they enter the program; it is also a classic issue in the fields of developmental psychology and education.

Plants and processes in wetlands: A background

1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1369 ◽  
Author(s):  
PI Boon ◽  
MA Brock
Keyword(s):  
Research Effort ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Wetland Ecology ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Inland Wetlands ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Subject

It is easy to gain an impression from the recent contents of Australian scientific journals dealing with ecological research that little attention is paid to the botanical ecology of Australia's inland wetlands. Less than 1% of the papers published in key Australian ecological journals over 1987-93 dealt with some aspect of the vegetation ecology of these environments. Yet over the period 1982-94 research on this topic accounted for up to 23% of the papers presented at annual conferences of the two major Australian scientific societies to which Australian limnologists are likely to belong. This discrepancy indicates that wetland vegetation is the subject of a considerable research effort by Australian limnologists, but that few of their research findings are published in refereed Australian journals. Analyses of the references cited in key review articles suggests that refereed journals outside Australia cannot account fully for the 'missing' publications: we demonstrate that much research is placed in the largely inaccessible 'grey literature' published by government departments and the like. It is also possible that some research is destined never to be published. This imbalance between the intensity of the research effort and the history of publication in Australian refereed journals prompted local scientists involved in wetland research to participate in a Special Issue dedicated to the botanical and process-oriented aspects of wetland ecology.

scholarly journals The barratry of the shipmaster in early modern law: the approach of Italian and English law courts

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-574
Author(s):  
Guido Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Walk Away ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Law Courts ◽  
The Difference

SummaryFor a long time, the concept of barratry (at least in its maritime meaning) was one and the same on both sides of the Channel. The barratry of the shipmaster was part of the mercantile usages, and it identified the intentionally blameworthy conduct of the master. When law courts began to decide on insurance litigation they were confronted with a notion quite alien to them. Broadly speaking, the shipmaster’s barratry could well be considered a fraud of sort. But in order to decide on its occurrence in a specific case, law courts had to analyse it in legal terms, and so according to the specific legal categories of their own system. The point ceases to be trivially obvious if we think that the different legal framework of civil and common law courts progressively led to very different interpretations of the same thing. Thus, with the shift of insurance litigation from mercantile justice to law courts maritime barratry began to acquire increasingly different features in the two legal systems. Very often, the very same conduct of the shipmaster was considered as negligent by civil law courts and barratrous by common law courts. The difference was of great practical importance, for many policies excluded barratry from the risks insured against. So, depending on the kind of law court, an insurer could be charged with full liability for the mishap or walk away without paying anything. If the beginning of the story was the same, its end could not have been more different.

scholarly journals U pravu i o pravu

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 1053-1071
Author(s):  
Barbara Herceg Pakšić
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Fundamental Characteristic ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Normative Analysis ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Future Publication ◽  
The Republic ◽  
National Orientation

By significantly changing the evaluation criteria set out in the Rules on Conditions for Election in Scientific Titles in 2017, law field scientists began to observe the publication of their papers in a way that has not yet been introduced - through scoring, new categorization and indexing in Scopus and WoSCC bases. At the same time, this required the adaptation of scientific journals to the same proclaimed conditions. This is why the characteristics of Croatian legal-scientific reality, in terms of paper publication, have become conditioned by the efforts to undergo standardization and metrics. At the same time this happens without respecting the inherent fundamental characteristic of law as a discipline. One of the basic ones is primarily national orientation. The paper provides a normative analysis of the previous and positive conditions related to the evaluation of the published scientific papers in the field of law, as well as the results of the research obtained by examining law scientists at the four law faculties in the Republic of Croatia. Research findings bring the features of the previous modality of publishing on behalf of legal scientists in Croatia in the light of the new conditions and indicate that the changes presented will affect future publication intention in the field of law.

scholarly journals Pelatihan Metodologi Penelitian Dan Penggunaan Aplikasi Software Statistika SPSS Untuk Guru Yayasan Miftahul Ulum Timbuan Lamongan

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Erna Hayati ◽  
Diah Ayu Novitasari ◽  
Laily Chodariyanti
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Process Research ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Counseling Training ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Spss Software

The problem faced by Miftahul Ulum Timbuan Foundation teachers is the lack of productivity in producing scientific work or research. Lack of productivity makes research due to a lack of understanding of research methodologies and the ruling of statistical applications that can help process research data. Though producing or making research is very important to fulfill the obligations of teachers as professional educators. This is what underlies the holding of the Research Methodology Training and the Use of SPSS Statistical Software Applications for Teachers of the Miftahul Ulum Lamongan Foundation designed to overcome these problems. It is hoped that the existence of this training activity will motivate the teachers of the Miftahul Ulum Timbuan Foundation to produce research and be able to publish their research findings in scientific journals or forums or educational scientific seminars. This activity is carried out with methods of counseling, training and mentoring. Counseling activities are emphasized on the importance of researching for teachers to improve their professionalism. This activity includes training on research methodology and the use of SPSS software in the analysis of research data. While the mentoring activities were carried out during the training so that the teacher was skilled in using SPSS software.   ABSTRAKPermasalahan yang dihadapi oleh guru Yayasan Miftahul Ulum Timbuan adalah kurangnya produktifitas dalam menghasilkan karya ilmiah atau penelitian. Kurangnya produktifitas membuat penelitian disebabkan karena kurang pemahaman tentang metodologi penelitian dan penguasaal aplikasi statistika yang dapat membantu mengolah data penelitian. Padahal menghasilkan atau membuat penelitian sangat penting untuk memenuhi kewajiban guru sebagai tenaga pendidik profesional. Hal inilah yang mendasari diadakannya Pelatihan Metodologi Penelitian dan Penggunaan Aplikasi Software Statistika SPSS Untuk Guru Yayasan Miftahul Ulum Lamongan dirancang agar dapat mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Harapannya dengan adanya kegiatan pelatihan ini maka dapat memotivasi guru Yayasan Miftahul Ulum Timbuan untuk menghasilkan penelitian dan dapat mempublikasikan hasil penelitiannya dalam jurnal maupun forum ilmiah atau seminar ilmiah pendidikan. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan metode penyuluhan, pelatihan dan pendampingan. Kegiatan penyuluhan ditekankan pada pentingnya melakukan penelitian bagi guru untuk meningkatkan profesionalitasnya. Kegiatan ini meliputi pelatihan tentang metodologi penelitian dan penggunaan software SPSS dalam analisis data penelitian. Sedangkan kegiatan pendampingan dilakukan selama pelatihan agar guru terampil dalam menggunakan software SPSS.

scholarly journals Graphene breakthrough into future technology: the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics Laureate Sir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-9
Author(s):  
Vyacheslav M. Tyutyunnik
Keyword(s):  
Nobel Prize ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Single Atom ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Publishing Activity ◽  
Future Technology ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Nobel Prize In Physics ◽  
First Time ◽  
Scientific Awards

The paper explores the research work of one of the youngest winners of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics, Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov (born 23.08.1974). Since 2004 when the single-atom graphene was extracted and the research findings were published for the first time, the graphene breakthrough has been made. The paper focuses on the main milestones of Novoselov’s biography and analyzes his publishing activity between 2004 and 2018. The data confirming the highest number of citation of Novoselov’s publications in the world’s leading scientific journals are presented. Novoselov’s main scientific awards are listed.

scholarly journals Scientific Publishing: Education as the Key Enabler for the Transition to Open Science

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Pagliaro
Keyword(s):  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Internet Education ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Publishing Education

Scholarly journals today are the products of a large industry comprised of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, whose annual income exceeds $25 billion. Originally created for facilitating scientific communication, the World Wide Web in principle makes scientific journals no longer necessary. Yet, in an almost opposite fashion to what happened in retail publishing, the academic publishing industry has further flourished following the advent of the internet. Education of today’s students and young researchers, we argue in this study, is the key enabler for the transition to open science.

scholarly journals The Application of Caveat Emptor and Caveat Venditor Doctrines from Civil and Islamic Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2021) ◽  
pp. 92-103
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hafiz Mohd. Shukri ◽  
Rahmah Ismail ◽  
Ruzian Markom
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Caveat Emptor ◽  
Consumer Law ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Common

Since a long time ago, consumers have never been completely safe from exposure to the risk of purchasing defective products, which may cause an adverse effect on them. The introduction of the doctrines of caveat emptor and caveat venditor became a part of the common law to resolve disputes between manufacturers, sellers, and consumers. This study therefore aims to analyze the application of the caveat emptor and caveat venditor doctrines according to civil and Islamic perspectives to see how far the application of both doctrines can provide justice to consumers. Utilizing doctrinal approach based on the methodology of qualitative legal research, this study involves in-depth analysis of statutory provisions, court cases, Quranic texts, hadiths, and the opinions of Muslim scholars. The research findings were analyzed through content analysis and critical analysis methods. This study has proven that there are legal problems with regards to the application of the caveat emptor doctrine and its resulting negative impact on consumers, thus leading to the formation of the caveat venditor doctrine. Although the term “caveat venditor” and its definition are not expressly mentioned in the Qur’an and the hadiths, the application of the doctrine is seen to have a strong foundation in Islam. The results of this study are expected to contribute significant new knowledge in the field of consumer law since a comparative analysis of the application of both doctrines according to civil and Islamic perspectives is still lacking, especially in cases involving the selling of defective products.

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