The lost art of short communications in academia
- 8 November 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Springer Nature in Scientometrics
- Vol. 126 (12) , 9633-9637
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
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