4 blog postings October 2026 - October 2026

How the publish or perish software facilitated the "impact turn" in academia

Short introduction to my new white paper that traces PoP’s origin story and its changing usage over the years. It also reflects on how to measure and improve our citation impact, and on the need to broaden our conception of both impact and the nature of academic careers.

28 Oct 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The burning question: are rejections the norm in academia?

Brief blogpost reviewing my recent experiences in submitting papers to journals; only one in eight submissions turned out to be "easy", the others all had many obstacles to overcome

21 Oct 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing

Failures in academia (2) - the Summer season: Early career

Tells the story of the two most significant career failures in the second stage of my academic career, as well as their unexpected upsides

14 Oct 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing

The story of Publish or Perish

Short introduction to my white paper celebrating the 20th anniversary of Publish or Perish: Two decades, dozens of use cases, hundreds of releases, thousands of citations, and millions of users.

07 Oct 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing