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Tag Archives: citation indices
writing a highly cited paper – a sceptical view
I’ve been somewhat irritated recently, as I’m sure most academics have been, by the increasing interest that our universities have in citations. Citations count in league tables. We – academics – are increasingly told that we must focus more on … Continue reading
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Tagged citation indices, citations, metrics, Pat Thomson, scholarship, Stephen Ball
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is writing a book chapter a waste of time?
A couple of weeks ago a colleague suggested that I might want to offer some advice on whether it was better to write a book, a journal article or a book chapter. Coincidentally, just this week @deevybee published a blog … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, chapter, citation, publishing, teaching
Tagged book chapters, citation indices, Pat Thomson
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