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Anything metric that becomes gamed ceases to be useful. If we all know the game is to optimize for number of citations, then the jig is up. It will eventually c
by JMTQp8lwXL 5y ago
Anything metric that becomes gamed ceases to be useful. If we all know the game is to optimize for number of citations, then the jig is up. It will eventually cease to be a useful system and fail its ultimate goal. Institutions can handle some amount of it, but left unchecked, the institution will fail when quality falls enough to prevent any further value creation. Certain journals or periodicals will lose their notoriety, and with it, bring down the credibility of the entire system in which they exist.
- xbar 5y agoThe folks who have benefited from the system are in power. They are too heavily invested in extending its existence in its current, increasingly corrupt form. I used to be enamored of academia and its promise. I am now glad there are increasing avenues for success for researchers who choose to leave it, given the limits of their capability to express their ideas honestly with the hope of being recognized for valuable work.