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La plateforme de diffusion de contenu scientifique francophone Érudit fête ses 25 ans

This content is not available in the selected language. La plateforme Érudit, dont Vincent Larivière est directeur scientifique a fêté en 2023 ses 25 ans.  D’abord projet pilote et pionnière dans son domaine, Érudit est devenu incontournable dans le paysage de la recherche au Canada. L’équipe derrière le projet a fait de la découvrabilité du […] Read more

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Varieties of diffusion in academic publishing: How status and legitimacy influence growth trajectories of new innovations

This content is not available in the selected language. Open Access (OA) publishing has progressed from an initial fringe idea to a still-growing, major component of modern academic communication. The proliferation of OA publishing presents a context to examine how new innovations and institutions develop. Based on analyses of 1,296,304 articles published in 83 OA […] Read more

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Gender differences in submission behavior exacerbate publication disparities in elite journals

This content is not available in the selected language. Women are particularly underrepresented in journals of the highest scientific impact, with substantial consequences for their careers. While a large body of research has focused on the outcome and the process of peer review, fewer articles have explicitly focused on gendered submission behavior and the explanations […] Read more

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Impact of geographic diversity on citation of collaborative research

This content is not available in the selected language. Diversity in human capital is widely seen as critical to creating holistic and high-quality research, especially in areas that engage with diverse cultures, environments, and challenges. Quantification of diverse academic collaborations and their effect on research quality is lacking, especially at international scale and across different […] Read more

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Interdisciplinarity and impact: the effects of the citation time window.

This content is not available in the selected language. The relationship between interdisciplinarity and citation impact is affected by many factors, and the citation time window is a crucial factor. Our study examines the effect of the citation time window on the relationship between interdisciplinarity and scientific impact. All journal articles published in 2006 in […] Read more

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Avoiding bias when inferring race using name-based approaches.

This content is not available in the selected language. Racial disparity in academia is a widely acknowledged problem. The quantitative understanding of racial-based systemic inequalities is an important step towards a more equitable research system. However, because of the lack of robust information on authors’ race, few large-scale analyses have been performed on this topic. […] Read more