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Family Inequality

by Philip N. Cohen

Tag: publishing

2021 content creation report

December 24, 2021December 29, 2021Categories Me @ work1 Comment on 2021 content creation report

One of us spent their time shredding up cardboard, eating green leaves, and pooping in a box -- and the other one just sat around. Somehow, content was created.

Why I’m leaving the American Sociological Association

November 6, 2021November 8, 2021Categories Me @ work12 Comments on Why I’m leaving the American Sociological Association

Maybe people declining to fund ASA's dysfunction with their membership dues -- while taking our efforts to develop and promote sociology outside the association -- is the best we can do.

Sociologists: Don’t embargo your dissertation

October 5, 2021Categories Me @ workLeave a Comment on Sociologists: Don’t embargo your dissertation

Are you in this to advance knowledge? If so, don't embargo your dissertation.

What the editors of 6000 journals tell us about gender, international diversity, open access, and research transparency

July 1, 2021Categories UncategorizedLeave a Comment on What the editors of 6000 journals tell us about gender, international diversity, open access, and research transparency

The results show overwhelming US and European dominance, not surprisingly. And male dominance, which is more extreme among editors in chief, across all disciplines.

Citizen Scholar: new book under contract

April 4, 2021Categories Me @ workLeave a Comment on Citizen Scholar: new book under contract

That's the name of the book I'm writing, now under contract at Columbia University Press.

The American Sociological Association is collapsing and its organization is a perpetual stagnation machine

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021Categories Me @ work1 Comment on The American Sociological Association is collapsing and its organization is a perpetual stagnation machine

I was elected to improve ASA and I failed.

Basic self-promotion

February 8, 2021Categories Me @ work1 Comment on Basic self-promotion

If you won't make the effort to promote your research, how can you expect others to?

Policy implications are discussed (often to poor effect, in sociology journals)

December 30, 2020December 31, 2020Categories Me @ work2 Comments on Policy implications are discussed (often to poor effect, in sociology journals)

What's wrong with the way sociology journals do "policy implications." With data, examples, and recommendations.

Data analysis shows Journal Impact Factors in sociology are pretty worthless

December 15, 2020December 17, 2020Categories Me @ work1 Comment on Data analysis shows Journal Impact Factors in sociology are pretty worthless

You absolutely should not just skim the CV and assume the AJS article is or will be more influential based on the journal title alone.

Rural COVID-19 paper peer reviewed. OK?

May 29, 2020Categories In the news6 Comments on Rural COVID-19 paper peer reviewed. OK?

About COVID-19, preprints and the peer review seal of approval.

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Philip N. Cohen

I’m a sociologist at the University of Maryland, College Park. See my website at philipncohen.com for more information.

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