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A Kuhnian gap between research publishing and academic success
There is a gap in research publishing and how it relates to academic success. On the one hand, there are scientists complaining of low funds, being short-staffed, low-quality or absent equipment, disoptimal employment/tenure terms, bureaucratic incompetence and political interference. On … Continue reading
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Tagged double-blind peer-review, journal impact factor, paradigm change, peer review, research evaluation, scientometrics, status bias, Thomas Kuhn
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The matter of a journal’s reputation
Apparently (and surprisingly) The Telegraph didn’t allow Dinesh Thakur to respond to an article by Biocon employee Sundar Ramanan, in which Ramanan deems Thakur’s article about the claims to efficacy of the Biocon drug Itolizumab not being backed by enough data to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Biocon, Björn Brembs, COVID-19, cytokine release syndrome, Dinesh Thakur, Drug Controller General of India, Itolizumab, Jammi Nagaraj Rao, journal impact factor, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Newslaundry, phase II clinical trials, phase III clinical trials, prestige journals, prestigious journals, reputed journals, Seema Ahuja, Sundar Ramanan, The Telegraph
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