Sociologie des sciences | Page 2
Varieties of diffusion in academic publishing: How status and legitimacy influence growth trajectories of new innovations
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 journals, we analyze changes in the institutional status, gender, […] Lire la suite
La traduction automatique change la donne en science
Discussion sur l’arrivée et l’impact d’outils de traduction de langues sur la recherche Lire la suite
Women take the cautious approach to scientific publication
Article autour de l’autocensure des femmes dans la publication scientifique comme montrée dans le livre le plus récent de Vincent Larivière et Cassidy R. Sugimoto. Lire la suite
On the lack of women researchers in the Middle East and North Africa
Recent gender policies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have improved legal equality for women with noticeable effects in some countries. The implications of these policies on science, however, are not well-understood. This study applies a bibliometric lens to describe the landscape of gender disparities in scientific research in MENA. Specifically, we […] Lire la suite
Gender differences in submission behavior exacerbate publication disparities in elite journals
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 for these differences. In our study of nearly five […] Lire la suite
Predicting research productivity in stem faculty: The role of self-determined motivation.
How are university faculty members in STEM disciplines motivated to conduct research, and how does motivation predict their success? The current study assessed how multiple types of self-determined motivation predict research productivity in a sample of 651 faculty from 10 US institutions. Using structural equation modeling, the basic psychological needs of autonomy and competence predicted […] Lire la suite
National differences in dissemination and use of open access literature
Open Access (OA) dissemination has been gaining a lot of momentum over the last decade, thanks to the implementation of several OA policies by funders and institutions, as well as the development of several new platforms that facilitate the publication of OA content at low or no cost. Studies have shown that nearly half of […] Lire la suite
The relationship between parenting engagement and academic performance
Gender differences in research productivity have been well documented. One frequent explanation of these differences is disproportionate child-related responsibilities for women. However, changing social dynamics around parenting has led to fathers taking an increasingly active role in parenting. This demands a more nuanced approach to understanding the relationship between parenting and productivity for both men […] Lire la suite
Parité des genres dans les publications scientifiques : encore du travail à faire
Mentions des travaux réalisés par Vincent Larivière au cours des dernières années sur la parité en recherche. Il s’exprime aussi à ce sujet. Lire la suite
Le «prestige» de l’anglais l’emporte
Vincent Larivière s’exprime sur la place du français dans les publications de recherche. Autres citations dans Affaires universitaires et le Magazine de l’Acfas. Lire la suite