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David Adams - Wed 2 Feb 2022 09:51 (updated Tue 26 May 2026 09:36)

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Web master of Harzing.com and developer of the Publish or Perish software, among other things. He holds BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering, a PhD in Operations Research, and likes to watch academic life from a safe distance.

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Recent blog posts

Tripped over a tree root? Fell of your bike? Accident in the gym? - Experiences of my first year with a fracture
03 Jun 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Short introduction to my white paper on managing the first year of the recovery process from a broken wrist - my experiences

Finding that illusive academic through a journal/keywords search
27 May 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Shows you how to use the Publish or Perish software to find a specific academic if you only recall where they are working and a journal they have published in

Doing research in the analog 20th century - a lifetime ago?
20 May 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Short introduction to my white paper that documents how technologies during my PhD were vastly different from what we now take for granted

The end of an era: farewell to the Journal Quality list
13 May 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Saying good-bye to the Journal Quality List after 26 years and 72 editions - why I started it, how it was received, why I stopped offering it, and what is next?

What do an ECR and a broken wrist have in common?
06 May 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
A short introduction to my white paper that discusses the many similarities between recovering from a broken wrist and waiting for your first publication

Making your case for tenure and promotion? Use PoP to compare citations to your papers to the journal average
29 Apr 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Shows you how to use the Publish or Perish software to make the case for academic impact in your application for tenure or promotion

Where do I go? Support for tenure & promotion applications
22 Apr 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Collates all my blogposts relating to tenure and promotion applications

CYGNA: Weaving the Threads: experience, tools and networks for teaching in today’s world
15 Apr 2026 - Ciara O’Higgins
Reports on our 70th CYGNA meeting - organised by our Teaching & Scholarship CYG

72nd edition of the Journal Quality List online
08 Apr 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
New version of the Journal Quality List with updated ABDC and FNEGE ranking

Can you really publish 20-40 articles a day?
01 Apr 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Introducing my new white paper: The myth of the academic superstar - or why name disambiguation is crucial

Yes... social media can be useful for your career
25 Mar 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Collates links to all eight blogposts in the social media in academia series

Using Publish or Perish to prepare for a job interview
18 Mar 2026 - Anne-Wil Harzing
Shows you how to use the Publish or Perish software to to be well-prepared by finding out what academics in the university you applied for are working on