Early Career Publishing in run-up to REF
Earlier today after I tweeted about a Journal rejection email I received, less than 24 hrs after submission, stating that the Journal had "more submissions for our refereeing process than we can cope with". This led to the following fascinating discussion ..
@DrSustainable I've ever heard of a journal basically say they're too backlogged to take new papers. But, as you say, blessing in disguise?
@Peter_Tennant First for me too. Rejection email reads like a generic reply with the name of my paper inserted
@DrSustainable same stories here in Oz too in past fortnight, but only w/ UK based journals. Circumstantial evidence of REF flooding impact?
@DrSustainable You're lucky. I submitted to one in Oct 2011. They had a backlog & finally rejected it June 2012 when the journal folded!
@profcgibson @DrSustainable Measure of impact = forced shut-down of saturated journals. 4* for closure of international journal.- @ProfLesleyHead @profcgibson @dratarrant @knightsben @DrChrisBrock *something* has to change and soon :/
- @DrChrisBrock @drsustainable @proflesleyhead @dratarrant @knightsben 'best' impact j's can be quick, reasonable, humane. Eds pivotal eg EPA
- @DrSustainable @ProfLesleyHead @profcgibson @dratarrant @knightsben Yes, my manuscript was so out of date by the time I was told. Not good
@DrSustainable Sounds an interesting question. esp when you through impact of digital in there. What was the context of the question?- @robeasson I have a paper rejected from a *high* impact journal due to huge backlog to publish - others very long delay for same reason
- @DrSustainable Ah ok. Can you find other routes to disseminate and create your own "high impact" without said journal?
- @robeasson Yes and no...can create impact, but to build academic career impact is measured in *quality* of journals you publish in..
@DrSustainable Sustainable should apply to publications too: well made, long lasting, worth the effort, nourish others- @ProfLesleyHead @drsustainable plurality of outlets vital to counter disc. journal oligopolies. Reqs big name authors to diversify choices?
- @ProfLesleyHead Suspect quality of papers submitted in run up to ref not as good? desperation to get something out there before census date?
@DrSustainable This is a very risky strategy and a short-term one. One thing all my mentors have stressed is importance of aiming high.- @cathfeely Hear that - but if you cant get published, or delay is such that work is out of date and irrelevant - no point submitting...
