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48: Breaking up with the impact factor (with Jason Hoyt)
2017-07-21
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Dan and James are joined by Jason Hoyt, who is the CEO and co-founder of PeerJ, an open access journal for the biological and medical sciences.
Here's some of what they cover:
PeerJ’s model and how it got started
What goes into running a journal
Impact factors vs. low-cost publishing
When the journal user experience is too good
Getting a quick reviewer turnaround
The need scientists to change their practices (not publishers)
PeerJ’s membership model
Glamour journals
Future plans for PeerJ
Predatory journals
Researchers don’t want cheap journals, only impact factors
Links
- PeerJ: https://peerj.com
- The Phoenix project: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business-ebook/dp/B00AZRBLHO
- The Goal: https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement-ebook/dp/B002LHRM2O/ref=pdsim3512?encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EMTE1M9W2XW5Q24X4GE8
Music credits: Lee Rosevere freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ Special Guest: Jason Hoyt.
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