Science Editor and Publisher, volume 6, issue 1, pages 59-67

Scientific publications – the bad, the good, for a fistful of dollars

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2021-06-04
Quartile SCImago
Quartile WOS
Impact factor
ISSN25420267, 25418122
Microbiology (medical)
Immunology
Immunology and Allergy
Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of assessing the quality of scientific publications. It is emphasized that the formal ranking of an article is currently determined, as a rule, not so much by the data obtained or formulated concepts, as by the scientometric indicators of the corresponding journals. Approaches to determining the ranking of an article based on the analysis of its citation (impact factor and its analogues) and the number of mentions in social networks (so called altmetrics), as well as the number of downloads of the paper from the publisher’s website are considered. The authors emphasize the significant role of the appearance of author-paid articles in the current change in the situation with scientific publications. It is assumed that the thorough commercialization of the process of publishing their works by scientists has led to a serious deterioration in their scientific component due to the reducing requirements for the format and content of manuscripts sent to the editors of paid journals. The authors express the hope that the “informal” approach to the evaluation of scientific articles, which is based on their content, but not the ratings of the editions that published these works, has not lost its relevance even at the present stage.

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Khokhlov A. N., Morgunova G. V. Scientific publications – the bad, the good, for a fistful of dollars // Science Editor and Publisher. 2021. Vol. 6. No. 1. pp. 59-67.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.24069/2542-0267-2021-1-59-67
UR - https://doi.org/10.24069%2F2542-0267-2021-1-59-67
TI - Scientific publications – the bad, the good, for a fistful of dollars
T2 - Science Editor and Publisher
AU - Khokhlov, A N
AU - Morgunova, G V
PY - 2021
DA - 2021/06/04 00:00:00
PB - Association of Science Editors and Publishers
SP - 59-67
IS - 1
VL - 6
SN - 2542-0267
SN - 2541-8122
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@article{2021_Khokhlov,
author = {A N Khokhlov and G V Morgunova},
title = {Scientific publications – the bad, the good, for a fistful of dollars},
journal = {Science Editor and Publisher},
year = {2021},
volume = {6},
publisher = {Association of Science Editors and Publishers},
month = {jun},
url = {https://doi.org/10.24069%2F2542-0267-2021-1-59-67},
number = {1},
pages = {59--67},
doi = {10.24069/2542-0267-2021-1-59-67}
}
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Khokhlov, A. N., and G V Morgunova. “Scientific publications – the bad, the good, for a fistful of dollars.” Science Editor and Publisher, vol. 6, no. 1, Jun. 2021, pp. 59-67. https://doi.org/10.24069%2F2542-0267-2021-1-59-67.
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