Matt Colloff

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Does anyone know of examples of the use or abuse of ReseachGate metrics by researchers in promotion cases or job applications?

Could these metrics be subject to Campbell’s Law, which states that the more a quantitative indicator is used for decision making, the more likely it will be subject to corruption and abuse, thus...

11 November 2016 8,007 4 View

How can co-authors best be encouraged to make significant contributions to the writing of a paper?

Many lead authors will have experienced the situation where they invite colleagues to be co-authors on a paper because of their expertise and the contribution they could make, only to find these...

08 August 2016 9,637 1 View

Why do some ecologists favour declensionist narratives of doom and gloom rather than ones that may offer hope in the face of high uncertainty?

By ‘declensionist’ I mean someone with the 'world view' tendency to promote accounts of ecological deterioration due to the effects of human activity, involving environmental degradation,...

09 September 2015 9,325 0 View