Lies, damned lies… and metrics

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dc.contributor.authorGray, Eveen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-24T09:51:24Z
dc.date.available2014-07-24T09:51:24Z
dc.date.issued2011-11en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTwo contradictory things are happening side by side in discussion of scholarly publishing right now. On the one hand, the discourse of open access – seeking to remedy the failures of the current system – bases itself overwhelmingly on the value of the journal article as the artefact to be made open, while at the same time, stronger and stronger criticisms are levelled against journals as an effective mode of scientific communication. Questions are also being asked about the appropriateness of the metrics that are used to make judgements on the quality of the articles published, determining the reputation of authors and their institutions. It is well known that this system consigns developing country research to the periphery of a ‘global' system, marginalising very important research issues – such as ‘neglected diseases' that apply to large percentages of the world's population. These concerns now appear to have a strong echo in the mainstream, even if the perspective of the global South is not clearly articulated in the discussion.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation 2011. <i>Lies, damned lies… and metrics.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2301en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2011. <i>Lies, damned lies… and metrics.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2301en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGray, E. 2011-11. Lies, damned lies… and metrics. Other. University of Cape Town. OpenUCT.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other AU - Gray, Eve AB - Two contradictory things are happening side by side in discussion of scholarly publishing right now. On the one hand, the discourse of open access – seeking to remedy the failures of the current system – bases itself overwhelmingly on the value of the journal article as the artefact to be made open, while at the same time, stronger and stronger criticisms are levelled against journals as an effective mode of scientific communication. Questions are also being asked about the appropriateness of the metrics that are used to make judgements on the quality of the articles published, determining the reputation of authors and their institutions. It is well known that this system consigns developing country research to the periphery of a ‘global' system, marginalising very important research issues – such as ‘neglected diseases' that apply to large percentages of the world's population. These concerns now appear to have a strong echo in the mainstream, even if the perspective of the global South is not clearly articulated in the discussion. DA - 2011-11 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town. OpenUCT PY - 2011 T1 - Lies, damned lies… and metrics TI - Lies, damned lies… and metrics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2301 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2011. <i>Lies, damned lies… and metrics.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2301en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town. OpenUCTen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsAttribution-ShareAlike 2.5 South Africaen_ZA
dc.rights.holder© The author, 2011.en_ZA
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dc.titleLies, damned lies… and metricsen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationTeaching and Learningen_ZA
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