Aims Over the last two decades, the existence of an open access citation advantage (OACA)—
increased citation of articles made available open access (OA)—has been the topic of much …

We analyzed how often and in what ways the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is currently used in
review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) documents of a representative sample of universities …

Openness and collaboration in scientific research are attracting increasing attention from
scholars and practitioners alike. However, a common understanding of these phenomena is …

Review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes significantly affect how faculty direct their
own career and scholarly progression. Although RPT practices vary between and within …

Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a
method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often …

Using an online survey of academics at 55 randomly selected institutions across the US and
Canada, we explore priorities for publishing decisions and their perceived importance within …

Author summary How we communicate research is changing because of new (especially
digital) possibilities. This article sets out 10 easy steps researchers can take to disseminate …

The preservation of the scholarly record has been a point of concern since the beginning of
knowledge production. With print publications, the responsibility rested primarily with …

Across a range of creative domains, individual careers are characterized by hot streaks,
which are bursts of high-impact works clustered together in close succession. Yet it remains …

In an era of large-scale science-related challenges and rapid advancements in
groundbreaking science with major societal implications, communicating about science is …