/oss/taxonomy/term/7310/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-general-science/science-journals-will-publish-anything <p>When Dr. Anna O. Szust emailed all of these academic journals to join their editorial boards, she did not anticipate that so many of them would approve her application within hours. In fact, she did not think anything at all, as she did not exist.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:12:18 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9816 at /oss /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking/what-journal-impact-factor-and-isnt <p>You may have heard of the impact factor. It is a number given to an academic journal (think <i>Nature </i>or <i>The New England Journal of Medicine</i>) which is often erroneously used a proxy for how good the papers it publishes really are. If the journal has a high impact factor, it must mean the research you will find within it is solid, goes the sentiment; if the number is low, be skeptical.</p> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9772 at /oss