In this episode, Dan and James are joined by William Gunn (Director of Scholarly communications at Elsevier) to discuss ways in which you can object to published research.
They also cover:
What differentiates an analytics company from a publishing company?
How scientific journals are one of the last areas to fully adopt the dynamic nature of the internet
Data repositories
How to make a correction in a journal
The benefits of Registered Reports
When everyone asked Elsevier for a journal of negative results but no one submitted to them
How unit of publication isn’t really indicative of science as a process
Altmetrics and gaming the system
How to appeal to a journal about a paper
Citation cartels: the dumbest crime
William’s switch from research to publishing and his shift in perspective
The crackpot index
James’ flowchart on how to contact an editor
The copyediting process
Elsevier’s approach to open peer review: should junior researchers be worried?
The one thing William thinks that everyone else thinks is crazy
William’s most worthwhile career investment
The one paper that William thinks everyone should read
Links
Williams’s twitter account: @mrgunn
Williams’s blog: http://synthesis.williamgunn.org
The Crackpot index: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/crackpot.html
The paper William thinks everyone should read: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/8/341/341ps12.full Special Guest: William Gunn.