Ethics in publishing, my other research interests, as well as personal posts 𝕏: https://x.com/fake_journals LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/103288284/admin/page-posts/published/https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mv56gtrgtd2pIf one employee produces twice as much as another, do we actually know why? 🧵10 Sep 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv56gtrgtd2phttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mv54ncn63q23Should authors have to prove who they are? buff.ly/0xKc5g610 Sep 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv54ncn63q23https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mv4qudgcoc2vA recent LinkedIn post by Vincenzo Raimo asked an interesting question: what if universities gave students an itemised breakdown showing what their tuition fees actually pay for? It made me wonder: Why don't academic publishers do the same with APCs? 🧵10 Sep 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4qudgcoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mv33nzryey2sIt was only a few years ago that I became aware of the term quiet quitting and since then, I have seen it a lot. I guess it was always there, but now I am aware of it, I see it frequently, whether in person or when others write about it. 🧵09 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv33nzryey2shttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muzac6oqlq2sAre We Creating Two Classes of Employee with AI? AI may already be creating two classes of worker: those who know how to use it effectively and those who do not. If some employees are quietly ... buff.ly/Uf0UYxM08 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzac6oqlq2shttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muxozuafx52dReceived this email from the Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports, Images (JCMCRI) ISSN: 3064-8025. No it is not - nor is it indexed by Scopus. Journal: buff.ly/QLYJXen (archived at buff.ly/rRqCMAD)07 Sep 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxozuafx52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muwlhvqeby2eIf you are going to offer a doctorate, at least use the correct grammar. buff.ly/ZsRWWbx (archived at buff.ly/rK4AxQo)07 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlhvqeby2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muvjla6pfx23For my academic writing, I feel that I am pretty organised, but things have got away from me a little bit in the last month or so, so I had to do a temporary plan just to see where all my active projects are at. Like making a list, it clears the mind and I feel a lot better for it. 🧵07 Sep 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvjla6pfx23https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mutj7b6z6d2vI collect LinkedIn analytics every day. I know that there some "built in" but I done it for a few years and it just seems a shame to stop updating my spreadsheet every morning. 🧵06 Sep 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutj7b6z6d2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muqyxiuoio2dHas Academic Twitter found its voice again? Very interesting piece about how Twitter/X is (perhaps) making a comeback. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/has-academic-twitter-found-its-voice-again I said (in the comments to the original post): Thanks @jgro_the - really interesting piece. 🧵05 Sep 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqyxiuoio2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muqssst42b23Do you have an Erdős number? Do you even know what one is? I have always been fascinated by such things, so I thought I'd look mine up (or more rightly, do some searching so that I can calculate it). buff.ly/riSf0mj05 Sep 2026 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqssst42b23https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muqmklnhse23We spend a great deal of effort checking research papers. We screen for plagiarism. We examine images for manipulation. We scrutinise references. We look for statistical anomalies. 🧵05 Sep 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqmklnhse23https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muomsbk4c22cHow do you decide whether to accept a LinkedIn invitation? I receive quite a few invitations to connect, and I don’t accept them automatically. I usually look at the person’s profile and recent activity before deciding. 🧵04 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muomsbk4c22chttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muls2g33732rDo Journals Actually Know Who Their Authors Are? buff.ly/sLUXccB03 Sep 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muls2g33732rhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mulne4ms3a2xWe may be looking for the wrong evidence when we ask whether AI is costing jobs in universities. If a university announced that 100 employees were being made redundant because AI could do their work, the connection would be obvious. But I suspect it is not as easy as that. 🧵03 Sep 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulne4ms3a2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mul5luwg3h2dI write two LinkedIn newsletters: ⚫️ Governance Leadership Research: buff.ly/CD9Ek5c ⚫️ Publishing with Integrity: buff.ly/hINwYMO I realise that not eveybody has a LinkedIn account and/or does not want to subscribe to LinkedIn newsletters. 🧵03 Sep 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul5luwg3h2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mujiflcehi23SHOULD AN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AUTHOR ALMOST 90% OF THE ARTICLES IN HIS JOURNAL? Re: Tthe Journal of Experimental and Basic Medical Sciences (JEBMS) (ISSN: 2717-9478). 🧵02 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujiflcehi23https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muhzl4qq4v2xAre AI Job Losses in Universities Hiding in Plain Sight? buff.ly/7Ob7qyN01 Sep 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhzl4qq4v2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muhhfurmwc2mDelighted to be giving this talk tomoorow (2 Sep 2026), hosted at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus. Many thanks to Bing Shen How for the invite. I really appreciate the opportunity present my thoughts on this important topic.01 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhhfurmwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mug3rgcbtb2sDoes anybody else get frustrated when they accept a LinkedIn connection request and, sometimes within seconds, receive a direct message trying to sell them something? 🧵31 Aug 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug3rgcbtb2shttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mudwcrplmm2wI received an email from the Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (ISSN: 3067-7947), asking me to submit a paper. 🧵31 Aug 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudwcrplmm2whttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mudp5glund25Three Years to Become a Researcher, Three Days to Become a Leader buff.ly/7szacZV31 Aug 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudp5glund25https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3muc2safq5t2rFor the past few months, I have been writing a weekly LinkedIn newsletter. I recogbise that not everybody has a LinkedIn account (or doe snot read LinkedIn newsletters) and I have now published these articles on my web site. https://graham-kendall.com/newsletters/pwi/ 🧵30 Aug 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc2safq5t2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mubvwtapfs2sI received this email from the American Journal of Science Education Research (ISSN: 2835-6764). This is not how an h-index is defined. My article has more information, for anybody who is interested: 🧵30 Aug 2026 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubvwtapfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mubd2i4vkf2bThere is often talk about the increase in the number of articles that are published. The graphic shows the number of documents (source Scopus, 30 Aug 2026) published each year, for the past ten years. It also shows the percentage increase each year. 🧵30 Aug 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubd2i4vkf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mu77kemgy325I received this email from the American Journal of Science Education Research (ISSN: 2835-6764). The CiteScore stated (9) is not from Scopus, which is what you might first think. 🧵29 Aug 2026 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu77kemgy325https://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mu72zjewwi2iOnce a paper has been published, should a journal ever be able to make it disappear? 🧵29 Aug 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu72zjewwi2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mu4zjt26nt2iI received this email from the Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (ISSN: 3067-7947). It's a little strange that the title of the email is "Fee Waiver Request" (I never requested it) and then the email says that "DOI and processing charges are applicable". 🧵28 Aug 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4zjt26nt2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mu22i6wq3w2zOne of the paradoxes of leadership is that the expertise which helps us secure promotion can later become a constraint. We are often appointed because we understand the work, can solve difficult problems and know when something has been done well. 🧵27 Aug 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu22i6wq3w2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/grahamkendall.bsky.social/post/3mtzkmogwhu2oI received this email from the International Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Studies (ISSN: 3067-3852) (image 1). They are offering a fee waiver. I just need to pay a DOI fee. I responded to the email, saying: 🧵27 Aug 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:2wmgd3di4gk2loahrtvmredr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzkmogwhu2o