#bibliometrics — Public Fediverse posts

An OpenAlex working group chaired by Alperin suggests replacing the diamond/gold/green/hybrid/bronze system with labels for access, location, and license.
The goal is to separate information on the publisher's business model from the article's access status.

This is the full report: https://zenodo.org/records/21934115

#OpenAlex #OpenAccess #Bibliometrics

If you don’t have access, you can read the article in your browser via this link: https://rdcu.be/fCrll.

And if you’d like a PDF version, head over to RG: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/413676790_Poor_bibliometric_studies_do_not_make_bibliometrics_poor_science_a_response_to_Ellegaard

#Bibliometrics #Scientometrics #ResearchQuality #MetaScience #BibliometricAnalysis #PeerReview

Our new 📄 in Current Alzheimer Research looks at a strange, and worrying, phenomenon in scientific writing: tortured phrases. Instead of blood-brain barrier, some papers use bizarre alternatives like blood-brain obstruction or blood-cerebrum boundary.

:doi: https://doi.org/10.2174/0115672050460224260206052444

These are not just language errors, they can signal deeper issues such as weak #PeerReview or even #PaperMills.

#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #Bibliometrics #Neuroethics #AcademicPublishing