I’ve decided to stop submitting manuscripts to scientific journals and start publishing my research here, on my website. The main reason is because I can. For the first two decades of my career, the benefits of publishing in established journals outweighed the costs – that’s no longer true. Doing the work continues to be the most satisfying and the most fun – the deep thrills. All the rest - citations, ‘thumbs up’, H-scores - are the cheap thrills. But I completely understand that this is a luxury that early and mid-career researchers rarely have.
So, help yourself, use as you please, and cite or not as suits you.
So, help yourself, use as you please, and cite or not as suits you.
I've published a new essay discussing the role that I believe science should play in society. If science is to maintain its credibility, scientists must recognise that science cannot provide any useful contribution about the kind of world we should want. Once we've decided the kind of world we want, science can be enormously useful.
I've published a new monograph on how to do good science.
In the past, I would have submitted this to Ecological Monographs or The Annual Review of Ecology and Evolution and Systematics.
It is linked here and on the Papers page
In the past, I would have submitted this to Ecological Monographs or The Annual Review of Ecology and Evolution and Systematics.
It is linked here and on the Papers page
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I have spent most of my scientific career studying population and community ecology using meta-analyses and large-scale experiments, primarily in a conservation context. However, in the past decade I have become increasingly interested in epistemology and the practical implications of knowing how we know what we know. I am convinced that the ONLY way to demonstrate knowledge and understanding is with predictions to new data.
My sense is that few ecologists agree with me, so I’m probably wrong. But I’m damn sure I’m not. There’s the paradox. I would bet a thousand bucks I’m right, but to anybody I care about...I would recommend they bet against me. Feel free to be in touch if anything piques your interest. |