Mathematicians critique journal rankings
Thanks to Jennifer J. Harbster on the ERIL list for a link to the Wall Street Journal's blog called "The Number Guy": Mathematicians Critique Journal Rankings"Mathematicians are concerned about the academic world’s overreliance on questionable numbers. Three international math groups joined forces to issue a report last week decrying the use of citation statistics to evaluate scientific journals, research institutions and individual scientists. These statistics, sometimes called 'bibliometrics,' measure how frequently a given journal’s articles are cited by other journals. And they are used widely by libraries and universities to decide everything from which journals to subscribe to, to which scientists to hire."
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