46 blog postings January 2017 - December 2017

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When are theories (not) interesting?

A spirited account of what distinguishes interesting theories from non-interesting ones

13 Dec 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Making your case for impact if you have few citations

Provides advice on strategies to demonstrate impact with a very low citation level

27 Nov 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Publish or Perish version 6

Introduces Publish or Perish release 6 and its new data sources

15 Nov 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The mystery of the phantom reference: a detective story

Short summary of white paper that shows how sloppy writing and sloppy quality control lead to a non-existing article being cited nearly 400 times

08 Nov 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

What is that conference networking thing all about?

Reflections on the importance of networking in academia and tips on how to do it

01 Nov 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

To rank or not to rank

Gives an overview of my research in the field of journal rankings, university rankings and citation rankings

14 Oct 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Is Google Scholar flawless? Of course not!

Reviews the major limitations of Google Scholar

01 Oct 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Citation analysis: Tips for Deans and other administrators

Provides recommendations for Deans and senior administrators for fair and equitable research evaluation

25 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Bank error in your favour? How to gain 3,000 citations in a week

Shows how I gained 3,000 citations in a week through inaccurate publication matching in the Web of Science

21 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The four C's of getting cited

Short summary of white paper explaining why competence, collaboration, care and communication help to realise the citation impact of your work

18 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

60th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line

New version of the Journal Quality List with the 2017 CNRS update and the 2017 Danish ministry update

14 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to import ISI and Scopus data in Publish or Perish?

Illustrates how Web of Science and Scopus data can be imported into Publish or Perish

11 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Even my errata are valued publications! Yes, really...

Another illustration of the hillarious invitations by predatory journals

07 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Return to Meaning: A Social Science with Something to Say

Gives my reflections on my Summer reading "Return to Meaning" and pleads for individual initiative in creating Positive Academia

01 Sep 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Running the REF on a rainy Sunday afternoon: Do metrics match peer review?

Short summary of white paper that proposes replacing the REF with a metrics-based exercise

14 Aug 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

EURAM 2017: Famous scholars in expatriate studies

Reports on my presentations at the EURAM 2017 conference and a symposium on famous scholars in expatriate studies

07 Jul 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Research fraud: salutary reading for the Summer holidays

Introduces Diederik Stapel's novel Derailment, a salutary tale of a researcher's downfall

29 Jun 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Microsoft Academic is one year old: the Phoenix is ready to leave the nest

The third of my trilogy of papers on Microsoft Academic reporting on its coverage one year after its re-launch

26 Jun 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The many benefits of a shared language in multinationals

Reports on a study outlining the relationship between shared language and knowledge flows

19 Jun 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The distinctiveness of European management scholarship

About common sense scholarship that prefers artistic rigour over technical rigour

12 Jun 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Gender and geographical diversity in the JIBS editorial board: an update

Announces an update of white paper on editorial board diversity

06 Jun 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Language in International Business: A review and agenda for future research

A new online paper reviewing 264 articles on language in IB

31 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Why metrics can (and should?) be used in the Social Sciences

Reports on my presentation presented at "The Future of Research Assessment Peer Review vs. Metrics"

26 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Experimental research in IB: Presenting at CERIB Kingston

Reports on my presentation at the launch of CERIB (Centre for Experimental Research in International Business)

26 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

CYGNA: Building your academic brand through social media

Reports on our 16th CYGNA meeting with two presentations on social media in academia

24 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to address other academics by email?

Provides suggestions on the best way to address academics by email

18 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to conduct a longitudinal literature review?

Shows you how to do a longitudinal literature review with Publish or Perish

11 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The double-edged sword of ethnic similarity

Introduces Shea Fan's work on ethnic identity confirmation in a Chinese host context

05 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Australian research output in Economics & Business: quantity over quality?

Shows the discrepancy between research productivity and research impact for Australian research in Economics & Business

01 May 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

59th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line

New version of the Journal Quality List with the 2016 FNEGE update and the 2017 HCRES update

24 Apr 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

How to conduct searches with Microsoft Academic

Explains how to use Microsoft Academic as a new data source in Publish or Perish

18 Apr 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Challenges in International survey research: illustrations and solutions

Reviews my work on international mail surveys and response rates across countries

03 Apr 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Bibliometrics in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Reports on my presentation at a workshop in March 2017 organised by the UK LIS-Bibliometrics group

27 Mar 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Harzing.com blog 1 year old!

Celebrating my blog's first anniversary with the top-10 most read blogs

20 Mar 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Is ISI misunderstanding the Social Sciences?

Documents how ISI is inappropriately applying Science-based criteria to articles in the Social Sciences

14 Mar 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

58th edition of the Journal Quality List on-line

New version of the Journal Quality List with the 2016 ABDC update and the new FT50 ranking

11 Mar 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Last impressions count too! The importance of conclusions

Warns against ending your academic article with your study's limitations

08 Mar 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Google Scholar is a serious alternative to Web of Science

Argues that Google Scholar needs to be treated as a serious alternative data source for citation analysis

28 Feb 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Publish or Perish: Realising Google Scholar's potential to democratise citation analysis

Reports on a presentation at the Google Scholar Day: Changing current evaluation paradigms

20 Feb 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Web of Science: How to be robbed of 10 years of citations in one week!

Shows how I was "robbed" of citations through inaccurate publication matching in the Web of Science

15 Feb 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Using Publish or Perish to do a literature review

Shows you how to do a comprehensive literature review with publish or perish

07 Feb 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

What if fully agree doesn't mean the same thing across cultures?

Explains how response style difference between countries can distort cross-national comparisons

02 Feb 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Want to impress at an academic job interview?

Shows you how to use PoP do some intelligence gathering to make a good impression at a job interview

24 Jan 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Publish or Perish General Search - a Swiss Army Knife?

Lists five little known things you can do with the PoP General Citation Search

17 Jan 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Compete or cooperate: does it depend on the language?

Shows how using the English language might prime competitive behaviour

10 Jan 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Submit to only one journal at a time

About good practices in journal submission

03 Jan 2017 - Anne-Wil Harzing