Gaming the Metrics: Misconduct and Manipulation in Academic Research

by Jennifer Lin

How the increasing reliance on metrics to evaluate scholarly publications has produced new forms of academic fraud and misconduct.

The traditional academic imperative to "publish or perish" is increasingly coupled with the newer necessity of "impact or perish"--the requirement that a publication have "impact," as measured by a variety of metrics, including citations, views, and downloads. Gaming the Metrics examines how the increasing reliance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262537931
• ISBN13: 9780262537933
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"