“According to one estimate, only 20 percent of papers cited have actually been read. We suspect that an average paper in a peer-reviewed journal is read completely at most by no more than 10 people” (2015). WOW, that’s not very encouraging! Why is that? So here is the new researcher in me saying well, I would like to see your references for that statement please, and I also question the research methods you used to arrive at such findings. When there is so much information and research out there skimming is a norm, is that considered read completely? I would have never thought this way before, I would have taken the statement as truth and that would have been the end of it. I see this pattern happening in my life ever since I started to live the life of a researcher (well, right now I believe I am being groomed as a researcher with a steep learning curve). I remember on campus talking with everyone and when someone would say something that was opinionated we would jokingly say, “hey, how do you know that? has that been vetted? Peer-reviewed?”. It’s a new mindset. I believe it is healthy to question where the truth lies and I am getting well practiced in these methods with all the readings we are required and need to do for our assignments. My issue now (and what I am hearing my cohorts saying) is when is enough, enough reading research to formulate your findings? I think this too will come with time, guidance and practice.
Biswas, A., & Kirchherr, J. (2015, April 9). Citations are not enough: Academic promotion panels must take into account a scholar’s presence in popular media. [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/04/09/academic-promotion-scholars-popular-media/
Biswas, A., & Kirchherr, J. (2015, April 9). Citations are not enough: Academic promotion panels must take into account a scholar’s presence in popular media. [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/04/09/academic-promotion-scholars-popular-media/