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Maternity leave & your publication record

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

Note: The information in this post is relevant to those evaluating the scholarship of others (for hiring, promotion, funding, etc) as well as to those having their scholarship evaluated. It also applies to other kinds of leave in which you would not reasonably be expected to keep publishing including longer sick leaves, disability leave, and […]

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A photo of a cylindrical tower of books piled on top of each other like bricks. Some of the height has been mirrored to seem taller than it actually is.

What it means to make a contribution to knowledge

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

The primary purpose of academic publishing is to communicate with other scholars. This form of communication is rather formal. The bar for acceptance into the conversation is high. This conversation is asynchronous and takes place over very long time periods. What happens once you’ve published your article? By publishing your article in a scholarly journal […]

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Validation vs communication: another example

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

How is it that just as I write that post about validation and how stuck it can get you, I find another relevant link: Why Lists are a Flawed Approach to Assessing Excellence

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