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<div>A similar phenomenon could occur with books if a publisher's
reputation plummets, or a publisher once well known for its list in a
certain field abandons that concentration. I think the latter probably
occurs more frequently than the firmer. I know of no studies of this
phenomenon either, however.</div>
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<div>Sandy Thatcher</div>
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<div>At 8:32 AM +0100 10/9/16, Danny Kingsley wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Hi all,<br>
<br>
This is a question that comes up every now and then with
researchers.<br>
<br>
You spend all your career publishing in the 'Journal of X' because
it is the fancy-pants journal of your discipline. The citations to
your work in Journal of X are also part of your reputation. Then
something happens - the journal loses reputation, or is closed down,
or another journal becomes more influential (the Glossa example comes
to mind) and suddenly the 'Journal of X' is not considered the top
journal any more because 'Journal of Y' is. What happens to your
reputation?<br>
<br>
I get the argument that 'it shouldn't matter because the emphasis
should be on the quality of the paper' - but many (many, many)
researchers have impact factor deeply embedded in their psyche.<br>
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I don't know if there are any case studies or writings on this issue
that anyone can point me to?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance for help.<br>
<br>
Danny<br>
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Dr Danny Kingsley<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Hi all,</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>This is a question that comes up every
now and then with researchers.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>You spend all your career publishing in
the 'Journal of X' because it is the fancy-pants journal of your
discipline. The citations to your work in Journal of X are also part
of your reputation. Then something happens - the journal loses
reputation, or is closed down, or another journal becomes more
influential (the Glossa example comes to mind) and suddenly the
'Journal of X' is not considered the top journal any more because
'Journal of Y' is. What happens to your reputation?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I get the argument that 'it shouldn't
matter because the emphasis should be on the quality of the paper' -
but many (many, many) researchers have impact factor deeply embedded
in their psyche.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I don't know if there are any case
studies or writings on this issue that anyone can point me
to?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Thanks in advance for help.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Danny<br>
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Dr Danny Kingsley<br>
Head, Office of Scholarly Communication<br>
Cambridge University Library<br>
West Road, Cambridge CB39DR<br>
P: +44 (0) 1223 747 437<br>
M: +44 (0) 7711 500 564<br>
E: <a href="mailto:dak45@cam.ac.uk">dak45@cam.ac.uk</a><br>
T: @dannykay68<br>
B: <a
href="https://unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/"
>https://unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/</a><br>
S: <a
href="http://www.slideshare.net/DannyKingsley"
>http://www.slideshare.net/DannyKingsley</a><br>
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3636-5939</blockquote>
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<div>Sanford G. Thatcher<br>
Frisco, TX 75034-5514<br>
https://scholarsphere.psu.edu<br>
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"If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying."-John
Ruskin (1865)<br>
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"The reason why so few good books are written is that so few
people who can write know anything."-Walter Bagehot (1853)<br>
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"Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance
with the limitations and incapacities of the human
misunderstanding."-Ambrose Bierce (1906)<br>
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