Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

The major question this article raises for me is whether these are the indicators that reveal a journal's research integrity. The 'Publication Facts' label lists the following for each article: peer reviewers (#), data available (y|n), external funding (y|n), competing interests (y|n), articles accepted (%), days to publication (#), indexed in (links), editorial team (links), publisher (link), society (link). Some alternatives better revealing journal integrity might include: ethical review (y|n), author h-index (#), citations (#), same-journal citations (%), corporate funding ($), publisher profits ($), average sample size (#), diversity (%), and probably a few more I haven't thought of. Rather than viewing integrity in black and white, I'd like to see it displayed in full colour.

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