Take that, impact factor! A look at the rise of altmetrics. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Writing
“AfterWord: Can You Measure Your Scholarship by Counting Citations?”
A podcast in which I talk about my story on altmetrics. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Mercury Rising”
A short story in the anthology Amazing Graces, edited by Richard Peabody. Read More at Amazing Graces (Paycock Press) »
“Hot Type: A New Journal for Life Sciences Hopes to Lure Prestige”
Scientists in the lab and in the field are closest to cutting-edge research. But at top scientific journals, it's professional editors who ultimately decide what gets published. A new journal scheduled to make its debut next year aims to change that by putting scientists in the editors' chair. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Questions Remain About Oxford U. Press’s Role in Indian-Essay Controversy”
Responding to a strong letter of protest from scholars worldwide, Oxford University Press said it hasn't censored the work of the late Indian scholar, translator, and poet A.K. Ramanujan. But the general editor of the author's Collected Essays, published by Oxford, said the press still must answer questions about its role in a court case involving one of Ramanujan's essays and whether it intends to continue to publish the work. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
