One thing that is admirable about the journal _Psychological Science_ is that the articles appear to be much shorter than other journals. In nearly every issue are 2 or 3 special "Short Reports" that are 2 to 3 pages total. And, single experiment studies are more common.
-- Paul Bernhardt Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD, USA On 10/27/08 9:42 AM, "Jim Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > My brother-in-law is a well-respected orthopedic surgeon. He once commented > that his name ends up on publications of research largely (entirely?) > conducted and written up by fellows who worked in his clinic at the time. So > his contribution is largely indirect, but that is sufficient in some fields to > merit your name on a publication. > > We also need to appreciate that in many sciences, papers are often of modest > length and involve single studies (and much higher acceptance rates). > Psychology has evolved (unfortunately I think) a tradition of lengthy, > multi-study papers. Those of us old enough will remember the contrast between > the old J of Experimental Psychology or J of Verbal Learning Behavior (now J > of Memory and Language) and current papers (longer, more extensive intros and > discussions, replications, ...). Perhaps psychology is thereby putting > undesirable barriers and delays between findings and publication. > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Department of Psychology > University of Winnipeg > Winnipeg, Manitoba > R3B 2E9 > CANADA > > >>>> "Mike Palij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 27-Oct-08 8:20 AM >>> > On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:16:32 -0700, Christopher D. Green wrote: >> Here's an opportunity to impress upon students the importance of not >> publishing the same data twice (at least, not without being very >> explicit that this is what one is doing). > > This may give people new research opportunities as well as extending > the review process of publications. Consider the case of Charles > Nemeroff M.D. who has been somewhat in the news lately. According > to a New York Times article, Nemeroff is author/co-author of over > "850 research reports and reviews" (see: > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/health/policy/04drug.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogi > n > According to Nemeroff's biography page at Emory University, he > was born in 1949 (see: > http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/NeuropsychopharmacologyLaboratory/Charles%20Ne > meroff.htm > Being generous and allowing for Nemeroff to have have started publishing > at 20 years of age, this leaves about 39 years of publishing for a somewhat > astounding 21.80 publications per year or 1.8 publications per month. > > It would be interesting to have answers to the following general > questions based on a representative sample of researchers: > > (1) What is the median time to write a research article? > > (2) Does the median time to write a research article depend upon > the number of authors? (Note: are all contributing authors > identified or are there "ghost writers" making contributions?) > > (3) What is the median time to publication for a report that is > accepted (either completely or with revision) the first time it is > submitted to a journal. > > (4) What is the median time to publication for a report that is > accepted after being rejected by one or more journals. > > (5) Given the above time periods, how many articles could a > productive researcher reasonably expect to publish during one's > lifetime. > > Given the other responsibilities that a researcher may have, > especially a clinical researcher/practioner, one has to wonder > how much time is spent teaching, being an administrator, > seeing patients, actually conducting/supervising research, > attending meetings, and so on. I assume that some time is > spent doing nonessential activities (e.g., eating, sleeping, > etc.) but, given the volume of professional activity, one can > assume that the time spent in such activities is negligible. ;-) > > I am sure that we all could learn much by studying the habits > of successful researchers. > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
