The Philosophers' Cocoon

Measuring publishing success?

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: I know the mere thought of measuring success in philosophy might be unacceptable to some, but here’s where the question came from, at least to me. I just started my first job, ...

Ways to improve philosophical engagement?

According to this study (see especially the charts on p. 4), More than 90% of published humanities papers have received no citations two years after publication. About 82% have never been cited five years after publication. Citation...

Norms for writing, research, and citations

In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader writes: It is a probably basic question about academic norms. When you write a paper, concerning any train of thought (claims, arguments, etc.), should you simply think about it on y...

Handling (sketchy) citation omissions?

In our newest “how can we help you?” thread, a reader writes: I would be interested in hearing thoughts and reactions to an experience that I think is typical, but sensitive. Recently, a paper was published in a highly regarded journ...