EPISODE · Jul 21, 2017 · 53 MIN
48: Breaking up with the impact factor (with Jason Hoyt)
from Everything Hertz · host Dan Quintana
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=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EMTE1M9W2XW5Q24X4GE8 Music credits: Lee Rosevere freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Special Guest: Jason Hoyt.
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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=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EMTE1M9W2XW5Q24X4GE8 Music credits: Lee Rosevere freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Special Guest: Jason Hoyt.Support Everything Hertz
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