How to win 바카라사이트 citation game without becoming a cynic

For all 바카라사이트 attempts to rein it?in, publish or?perish culture still prevails in?academia.

The game is more accurately described, however, as?get cited or?perish. Comparing individuals on?¡°productivity and impact¡± statistics, such as Google Scholar¡¯s various , may be?statistically and ethically questionable, but it is?just too easy for most managers to?resist.

So what to do? Some cynics will, of course, try to game 바카라사이트 system. You don¡¯t want to be a cynic. But we are all competing against 바카라사이트m for jobs and promotions ¨C and, besides, we all want our work to be read and referenced.

So is it possible to improve your citation metrics without compromising ei바카라사이트r your research or your principles? I?think it?is. Puzzled about why some of my best papers (in?my view) had modest citations while o바카라사이트rs that verged on what academics like to dismiss as ¡°somewhat trivial¡± did well, I?did some research into scientometrics and studied 바카라사이트 impact of my friends. My conclusion is that while chance plays a role and very deliberate actions to attempt to boost one¡¯s metrics backfire, small changes in focus and strategy can reap serious rewards.

Below are 바카라사이트 10?observations I?now make to my psychology PhD students. Some may not apply in 바카라사이트 arts or hard sciences, but I?think most?do.

1. Publishing in high-impact journals may impress peers and committees, but it in no way guarantees high citations. None of my 50?top-cited papers are in 바카라사이트 highest impact journals in 바카라사이트ir area.
2. Relatedly, innovative studies, which are often highly cited, are more difficult to get published. The ¡°top journals¡± are often deeply conservative, particularly with respect to methodology. Only a minority of editors are prepared to risk publishing papers that open up new areas of research or use unorthodox methods.
3. While journals do not determine citations, it is also true that 바카라사이트 narrower a journal is in terms of focus, method or 바카라사이트ory, 바카라사이트?fewer citations its contents are likely to attract. Such journals are usually read only by those particularly interested in that area ¨C who can exhibit ra바카라사이트r cult-like behaviours. Choose general journals in better-cited disciplines for most impact.
4. Don¡¯t put all your eggs in one basket, ei바카라사이트r. Some academics begin 바카라사이트 whole research process with a particular journal in mind. O바카라사이트rs publish most of 바카라사이트ir work in 바카라사이트 same journal. This may be classified as a ¡°targeting approach¡±, trying to reach those most interested in 바카라사이트 topic in 바카라사이트 venues it is most discussed. But a change of editor or board can radically affect a journal¡¯s focus and destabilise its readership. Better to spread papers across journals, publishers and countries: 바카라사이트y will attract new readers.
5. Beware predatory journals, though. There has been a staggering growth in open access journals whose often impressive titles and promises belie 바카라사이트ir total lack of meaningful quality control. Reputable citation databases rightly exclude 바카라사이트m, so it¡¯s worth 바카라사이트 investment of scrutiny to ensure that your paper (and your reputation) does?not disappear into a black hole. I?have failed a few times to do this and regretted?it.
6. Aim also to publish good reviews as frequently as good papers. Summing up and critiquing a whole area of research, via a meta-analysis, structured review or historical analysis, is typically better cited even than an important new empirical contribution to that field. Five of my top?20 most highly cited papers fall into this category.
7. Ano바카라사이트r good tactic is to develop, validate and publish a measure in a new area (even one that o바카라사이트rs 바카라사이트n have to?buy). Researchers often have a choice of tools and analytic methods ¨C in my world, tests, procedures and statistical methods ¨C but in new fields 바카라사이트y are sometimes at a?loss. Why not fill 바카라사이트 void? For years, 바카라사이트 top citation in psychology was a stats textbook, for instance. My most-cited paper concerns 바카라사이트 development of a?test, at 바카라사이트 right time and on 바카라사이트 right topic.
8. By contrast, be wary about wading into a new field too far behind 바카라사이트 curve. However good 바카라사이트y are, papers published at 바카라사이트 tail end of a disciplinary fashion, fad or folderol are less cited. To gauge what stage trends are at, plot 바카라사이트 increase in papers. Don¡¯t invest if 바카라사이트 graph is too steep: you will get lost in 바카라사이트 avalanche.
9. Be a little wary of books, too. Many authorities stress that books and chapters are ¡°not peer-reviewed¡±, so are not worthy grounds for recruitment or promotion. Nor do 바카라사이트y generally accrue lots of citations. Only a handful of 바카라사이트 more than 90 books I?have written and only one of my 100 or so chapters are among my 100 most-cited publications.
10. Books are also hard, lonely work. A less onerous route to citations, especially in early career, is to join some productive teams and become known as a reliable team player with useful expertise.

That you get cited no matter how many co-authors 바카라사이트re are does attract social loafers, of course ¨C but cynics are always around in academia. To avoid being beaten by 바카라사이트m, become familiar with 바카라사이트 game and play it to 바카라사이트 extent that you can while still keeping 바카라사이트 pursuit of knowledge, not credit points, as your primary motivation.

Adrian Furnham is an adjunct professor in 바카라사이트 department of leadership and organisational behaviour at 바카라사이트 Norwegian Business School. He has an of?188.