Re: [jox] article metrics
- From: Stefan Merten <smerten oekonux.de>
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:46:32 +0200
Hi Graham and all!
5 days ago graham wrote:
Interesting to see the range of metrics (though clearly this is post-,
not pre-publication)
http://article-level-metrics.plos.org/
While we are at it: Here are a few ideas for our metrics:
* Scientific vs. activist
* Quality of language
* To the point vs. wandering around
* Structured well vs. chaotic
* Empiric vs. theory
* New ideas / concepts vs. contribution to established thoughts
* Topic(s) of our assortment of topics the article belongs to
* Overall quality
These metrics can be split into editorial board assessment and
readers' assessment.
If a reader can define her perspective by creating an own report
defined on such metrics she could say: I'm interested in activist
articles describing real projects (i.e. empiric) regarding the topic
of expansion of peer production. I can live with bad language and
trust the assessment of the editorial board. Such a report would
probably rate the articles on fabbers high.
A more scientific oriented reader could create a report for
theoretical, well-structured, scientific articles in good language.
That way the readers can filter on their own choice and are not bound
to someone else's in/out decision.
Such a system could give also feedback to us in what our readers are
most interested.
Grüße
Stefan
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