{"id":3680,"date":"2017-04-10T08:11:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T08:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2017-04-10T08:11:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T08:11:04","slug":"does-a-focus-on-top-tier-journals-narrow-the-impact-of-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/2017\/04\/10\/does-a-focus-on-top-tier-journals-narrow-the-impact-of-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a focus on top-tier journals narrow the impact of research?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent article<\/a> Andrew J. Hoffmann, from the University of Michigan, argues that academia\u2019s focus on publication in top-tier \u2018A\u2019 journals as a measure of success, for both an individual researcher and an institution as a whole, is \u201canti-intellectual\u201d and can \u201climit creativity and diversity\u201d. Hoffmann is worried that this focus is too restrictive; he challenges academia to consider broader outlets such as \u201ca judicious use of B journals\u201d and social media.<\/p>\n

Hoffmann<\/a> makes the case that publishing in \u2018B\u2019 journals could allow a publication to reach a wider audience, and that a researcher should aim for a mix of both \u2018A\u2019 and \u2018B\u2019 journals within their portfolio. However, this ideal scenario is difficult to realise if institutions do not recognise publications in journals that are not on their preferred list. However, Hoffmann also points out that activity on social media should not be ignored, as this direct debate with fellow peers can increase both creativity and impact. Social media is a convenient source of knowledge for the general public, policy makers and even academics. The numbers of people accessing information in this way may far exceed the number of citations a scientific paper receives and hence the impact of the research. This is reflected in the recent decision by The Mayo Clinic to include \u201csocial media scholarship activities\u201d in academic advancement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Summary by\u00a0Jo Chapman, PhD<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Aspire Scientific<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a recent article Andrew J. Hoffmann, from the University of Michigan, argues that academia\u2019s focus on publication in top-tier \u2018A\u2019 journals as a measure of success, for both an … Continue Reading Does a focus on top-tier journals narrow the impact of research?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Maximise your publication's impact via social media and 'B' journals","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Does a focus on top-tier journals narrow the impact of research? #ISMPP #MedComms #pubplan","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_publicize_connection_overrides":[],"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[108513023],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-journal-selection","post-has-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Yk5l-Xm","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3680"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3685,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680\/revisions\/3685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepublicationplan.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}