"It is common, and encouraged by many journals, for research to be judged by the impact factor of the journal that publishes it. But as a journal's score is an average, it says little about the quality of any individual piece of research."

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Source : "How journals like Nature, Cell and Science are damaging science" by Randy Schekman, www.theguardian.com. December 09, 2013.

Randy Schekman

#Average Quotes #Impact Quotes #Quality Quotes

“Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.”
“A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if you don't speak the same language, you know what a smile means. A song works the same way. Music produces feelings that need no translation.”
“My daddy left home when I was three and he didn't leave much to Ma and me, just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.”
“In times of prosperity we are apt to forget God; we imagine it does not matter whether we recognise Him or not. As long as we are comfortably clothed and fed and looked after, our civilisation becomes an elaborate means of ignoring God.”
“Strider's bedroom "The only thing hanging on the wall that wasn't a weapon was the portrait just over the bed. No. Not true, he thought then. The portrait was a weapon, too. Of seduction. In it Strider was utterly naked and whisking through the cloads like an avenging angel. He was holding a teddy bear in one hand and a stream of pink ribbons in the other. Anya had given him the nearly life-size monstrasity as a joke. But the joke was on her. He loved the thing.”
“Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.”
“A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.”

Source : Lee Child (2015). “The Essential Jack Reacher, Volume 1, 7-Book Bundle: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing to Lose, Gone Tomorrow”, p.1381, Delacorte Press
“I always had really long swimmer's arms. The last to totally go is always my thighs and butt, but my old body is there somewhere.”

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