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On Lampposts, Sneetches, and Stars: A Call to Go Beyond Bibliometrics for Determining Academic Value

Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 688 - 694
Published: Mar 7, 2019
Abstract
Academic scholarship is something that we have always sought to quantify. Journal impact factor, CiteScore, h-index, hi-10, and the alternative metrics (Altmetrics) are terms that are familiar to seasoned academics.1 Junior scholars are often advise to use bibliometric and publication metrics to decide where to send their work.1, 2 Whether we are talking about journal-level, article-level, or person-level metrics, these are all human constructs...
Paper Details
Title
On Lampposts, Sneetches, and Stars: A Call to Go Beyond Bibliometrics for Determining Academic Value
Published Date
Mar 7, 2019
Volume
26
Issue
6
Pages
688 - 694
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