Gaming the metrics misconduct and manipulation in academic research / edited by Mario Biagioli and Alexandra Lippman.

Other author Biagioli, Mario, 1946-
Other author Lippman, Alexandra.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
Descriptionvii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile HSS Monographs
Subjects
Scholarly publishing--Corrupt practices.
Learning and scholarship--Corrupt practices.
Research--Corrupt practices.
Communication in learning and scholarship--Moral and ethical aspects.

SeriesInfrastructures
Contents Gaming metrics before the game : citation and the bureaucratic virtuoso / Alex Csiszar -- The transformation of the scientific paper : from knowledge to accounting unit / Yves Gingras -- Playing and being played by the research impact game / Michael Power -- The mismeasurement of quality and impact / Paul Wouters -- Taking Goodhart's law meta : gaming, meta-gaming, and hacking academic performance metrics / James Griesemer -- Global university rankings : impacts and applications / Barbara M. Kehm -- Predatory publishing and the imperative of international productivity : feeding off and feeding up the dominant / Sarah de Rijcke & Tereza Stöckelová -- Pressures to publish : what effects do we see? / Daniele Fanelli -- Ghost-managing and gaming pharmaceutical knowledge / Sergio Sismondo -- Retraction watch : what we've learned, and how metrics play a role / Ivan Oransky --- PubPeer : scientific assessment without metrics / Boris Barbour & Brandon Stell -- The Voinnet affair : testing the norms of scientific image management / Catherine Guaspare & Emmanuel Didier -- Crossing the line : pseudonyms and snark in post-publication peer review / Paul S. Brookes -- Ike Antkare, his publications, and those of his disciples / Ike Antkare -- Fake scientists on editorial boards can significantly enhance the visibility of junk journals / Burkhard Morgenstern -- Altmetrics gaming : beast within or without? / Jennifer Lin -- Why we could stop worrying about gaming metrics if we stopped using journal articles for publishing scientific research / Elizabeth Wager -- Making people and influencing friends : citation networks and the appearance of significance / Finn Brunton -- Crack open the make believe : counterfeit, publication ethics, and the Global South / Marie-André Jacob -- Fake archives : the search for openness in scholarly communication platforms / Alessandro Delfanti -- Humor, hoaxes, and software in the search for academic misconduct / Alexandra Lippman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019010150
ISBN9780262537933 (pbk. : alk. paper)