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Series of new studies refute assumptions about link between power and concern about reputation
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985020
INTRO: Contrary to earlier research findings, people of power - think about politicians, celebrities or bullies in school - turn out to be no less concerned about their reputation, compared to those who have less influence and control within the society.
Previously, it has been assumed that since those who have the upper hand in the society - unlike the ‘powerless’ - are able to get away with commonly unacceptable behaviour (e.g. aggression and exploitation), would care less about any potential damages to their reputation.
However, a recent study by scientists at the University of Kent (United Kingdom) and Kochi University of Technology (Japan), published in the open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journal Social Psychological Bulletin, failed to find a correlation between the sense of power and reputational concern... (MORE - details)
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Can we trust peer review journals?
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/...-journals/
EXCERPT: . . . There are thousands of scientific journals publishing today. Using a crude classification system, we might label them good, bad, or predatory. The term predatory is reserved for those journals that take the open access model even further, charging authors’ fees but doing little or no peer-review. The journal might look like a legitimate outlet for scientific information, but the publishing standards are low or nonexistent.
Recently, a group of scholars came together to establish a consensus definition of a predatory journal: “Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices” (Grudniewicz et al. 2019, 211).
Predatory journals create two problems. First, they prey upon authors—often young and inexperienced scholars—to make money. Undergraduate and graduate students often receive emails from predatory journals encouraging them to submit their honors or masters theses for publication. Second, predatory journals mislead the public. Unless you have a good understanding of the scientific publishing landscape, you will not be able to tell the difference between a predatory and a legitimate, high-quality journal. Agnes Grudniewicz et al. (2019) tell the story of a breast cancer patient who, after pursuing science-based treatments, turned to alternative medicine. Her alternative medicine practitioner gave her a journal article reporting that vitamin infusions were an effective treatment, but when she showed the article to her son-in-law, he recognized that it was from a predatory journal. She learned something valuable, but only because she happened to have a relative who was savvy to the academic publishing quagmire.
So, how can we tell which journals are predatory and which are legit? (MORE - missing details)
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985020
INTRO: Contrary to earlier research findings, people of power - think about politicians, celebrities or bullies in school - turn out to be no less concerned about their reputation, compared to those who have less influence and control within the society.
Previously, it has been assumed that since those who have the upper hand in the society - unlike the ‘powerless’ - are able to get away with commonly unacceptable behaviour (e.g. aggression and exploitation), would care less about any potential damages to their reputation.
However, a recent study by scientists at the University of Kent (United Kingdom) and Kochi University of Technology (Japan), published in the open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journal Social Psychological Bulletin, failed to find a correlation between the sense of power and reputational concern... (MORE - details)
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Can we trust peer review journals?
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/...-journals/
EXCERPT: . . . There are thousands of scientific journals publishing today. Using a crude classification system, we might label them good, bad, or predatory. The term predatory is reserved for those journals that take the open access model even further, charging authors’ fees but doing little or no peer-review. The journal might look like a legitimate outlet for scientific information, but the publishing standards are low or nonexistent.
Recently, a group of scholars came together to establish a consensus definition of a predatory journal: “Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices” (Grudniewicz et al. 2019, 211).
Predatory journals create two problems. First, they prey upon authors—often young and inexperienced scholars—to make money. Undergraduate and graduate students often receive emails from predatory journals encouraging them to submit their honors or masters theses for publication. Second, predatory journals mislead the public. Unless you have a good understanding of the scientific publishing landscape, you will not be able to tell the difference between a predatory and a legitimate, high-quality journal. Agnes Grudniewicz et al. (2019) tell the story of a breast cancer patient who, after pursuing science-based treatments, turned to alternative medicine. Her alternative medicine practitioner gave her a journal article reporting that vitamin infusions were an effective treatment, but when she showed the article to her son-in-law, he recognized that it was from a predatory journal. She learned something valuable, but only because she happened to have a relative who was savvy to the academic publishing quagmire.
So, how can we tell which journals are predatory and which are legit? (MORE - missing details)