The lost art of short communications in academia

Jeremiah Joven Joaquin () and Raymond R. Tan
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Jeremiah Joven Joaquin: De La Salle University
Raymond R. Tan: De La Salle University

Scientometrics, 2021, vol. 126, issue 12, No 16, 9633-9637

Abstract: Abstract Short communications are an integral part of academic journal publishing since they serve as a forum for scholarly debate on recently published journal articles. Their prestige and popularity, however, have been declining in the present academic setting. In this short note, we offer several reasons for this phenomenon.

Keywords: Short communications; Letters to the editor; Commentaries; Peer review; Indexing; Citation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-021-04192-7

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