The human costs of the research-assessment cultureThe term 'REF-able' reflects the pervasive pressure on UK academics to produce research that meets stringent evaluation criteria tied to funding.
Algorithm ranks peer reviewers by reputation - but critics warn of biasPeer reviewer reputation can be assessed by the number of citations papers they review attract, aiding in identifying high-impact papers.
This Week in AI: Generative AI is spamming up academic journals | TechCrunchGenerative AI is being used to create fake academic articles, manipulating metrics like CiteScore for promotions and hiring decisions.