And having negative effects on some good, but modest, research going on at institutions like mine where 4-4 teaching loads (with usually one overload in addition), no graduate students and a high percentage of commuters means that research is conducted very slowly. I'm looking to change institutions because of this. -S
On Oct 27, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Jim Clark wrote: > Hi > > My brother-in-law is a well-respected orthopedic surgeon. He once > commented that his name ends up on publications of research largely > (entirely?) conducted and written up by fellows who worked in his > clinic at the time. So his contribution is largely indirect, but that > is sufficient in some fields to merit your name on a publication. > > We also need to appreciate that in many sciences, papers are often of > modest length and involve single studies (and much higher acceptance > rates). Psychology has evolved (unfortunately I think) a tradition of > lengthy, multi-study papers. Those of us old enough will remember the > contrast between the old J of Experimental Psychology or J of Verbal > Learning Behavior (now J of Memory and Language) and current papers > (longer, more extensive intros and discussions, replications, ...). > Perhaps psychology is thereby putting undesirable barriers and delays > between findings and publication. > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Department of Psychology > University of Winnipeg > Winnipeg, Manitoba > R3B 2E9 > CANADA > > >>>> "Mike Palij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 27-Oct-08 8:20 AM >>> > On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:16:32 -0700, Christopher D. Green wrote: >> Here's an opportunity to impress upon students the importance of not >> publishing the same data twice (at least, not without being very >> explicit that this is what one is doing). > > This may give people new research opportunities as well as extending > the review process of publications. Consider the case of Charles > Nemeroff M.D. who has been somewhat in the news lately. According > to a New York Times article, Nemeroff is author/co-author of over > "850 research reports and reviews" (see: > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/health/policy/04drug.html? > _r=1&hp&oref=slogin > According to Nemeroff's biography page at Emory University, he > was born in 1949 (see: > http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/NeuropsychopharmacologyLaboratory/ > Charles%20Nemeroff.htm > Being generous and allowing for Nemeroff to have have started > publishing > at 20 years of age, this leaves about 39 years of publishing for a > somewhat > astounding 21.80 publications per year or 1.8 publications per month. > > It would be interesting to have answers to the following general > questions based on a representative sample of researchers: > > (1) What is the median time to write a research article? > > (2) Does the median time to write a research article depend upon > the number of authors? (Note: are all contributing authors > identified or are there "ghost writers" making contributions?) > > (3) What is the median time to publication for a report that is > accepted (either completely or with revision) the first time it is > submitted to a journal. > > (4) What is the median time to publication for a report that is > accepted after being rejected by one or more journals. > > (5) Given the above time periods, how many articles could a > productive researcher reasonably expect to publish during one's > lifetime. > > Given the other responsibilities that a researcher may have, > especially a clinical researcher/practioner, one has to wonder > how much time is spent teaching, being an administrator, > seeing patients, actually conducting/supervising research, > attending meetings, and so on. I assume that some time is > spent doing nonessential activities (e.g., eating, sleeping, > etc.) but, given the volume of professional activity, one can > assume that the time spent in such activities is negligible. ;-) > > I am sure that we all could learn much by studying the habits > of successful researchers. > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > ======================================================== Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
