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Numeracy NNN’s online, open-access, peer-review journal

Explore principles of publishing scholarly work in the Numeracy online journal by Vacher, guidelines for impactful submissions, and exponential growth in geological literature. Learn how to contribute and increase visibility in the field.

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Numeracy NNN’s online, open-access, peer-review journal

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  1. Numeracy NNN’s online, open-access, peer-review journal Len Vacher Department of Geology University of South Florida Tampa FL • Principles: • Your good work doesn’t exist as scholarship exist until it is published. • It cannot be considered “good” until it is peer-reviewed. • It will not have impact until it is indexed (bibliographic database). PKAL October 11 2008 Carleton College

  2. Geological Literature: Exponential Growth and Twigging Doubling time ~15 years Number of articles published each year in 68 geology journals grouped into broad topical areas indicated by color. What’s a grad student to do? Source:: Fratesi and Vacher, 2008, Scientific Journals as Fossil Traces of Sweeping Change in the Structure and Practice of Modern Geology. Journal of Research Practice (online).

  3. Combined Bibliography (Web of Science, March 2008) Numeracy OR “Quantitative Literacy” OR “Statistical Literacy 338 papers, 209 journals, 312 local citations 1984 2007

  4. Exponential Growth y = Number of articles in combined literature x = Number of years since 1974 r2 = 0.989 Doubling time Ln(2)/0.1444 = 4.8 yrs

  5. Geography of QL, Numeracy, and Stat Lit Numeracy QL SL

  6. Launched Jan 2008 http://service.bepress.com/numeracyOR 

  7. http://serc.carleton.edu/nnn

  8. Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2008

  9. Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2008

  10. Downloads: 1,921 as of 10/06/2008 Issue 2 Issue1

  11. So you would like to publish in Numeracy?

  12. continue

  13. Next issue? – Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 2009) Revision Received (1) David M. Bressoud Establishing the Quantitative Thinking Program at Macalester Revision Imminent (2, including--) Jennifer M. Wenner, Eric M. Baer, Cathryn A. Manduca, R. Heather Macdonald, Samuel Peterson, and Mary Savina The Case for Infusing Quantitative Literacy into Introductory-level Geoscience Courses In Review (1) Soon to be submitted (2, including --) In time remaining H. L. Vacher and Todd Chavez Quantitative Literacy on the Web of Science, 2 – Mining the Health Numeracy Literature for Assessment Items We need one or two book reviews for next issue Seeking manuscripts for articles/perspectives for 7/09 issue

  14. Volume 1, Issue 2, July 2008

  15. On page 6

  16. http://www.lib.usf.edu/Numeracy/V-C_2008-07/

  17. http://www.lib.usf.edu/Numeracy/V-C_2008-07/

  18. http://www.lib.usf.edu/Numeracy/V-C_2008-07/ Assessment Tests and Items

  19. Final thoughts – Visit http://serc.carleton.edu/nnn Read and submit papers to http://services.bepress.com/Numeracy Use http://www.lib.usf.edu/Numeracy/V-C_2008-07/ Back to Corri

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