The sh*t canadian geographers might believe

GEONOVICE and GEOSMART chats...
It is said that "people all over the world are downloading and reading TCG (the Canadian Geographer)". That may mean journal relevance?
Wrong. Downloaded articles are not used often. The 10-yr average TCG impact factor is 0.602. The best year was 2006 at 0.82. In 2011 it is 0.56!
The Canadian Geographer journal has a "very high (and growing) library access rate". That may mean journal interest?
Wrong. Publishers bundle the journals in themes. Libraries buy the package. Low quality journals ride on the coat tails!
"The issue of impact factor is usually ignored unless it is high."
Wrong. Impact factor ranks a journal among its peers! A low impact factor in geography means low relevance in the group!
"Urge you to ... cite the journal. We are all the Canadian Geographer."
Wrong. Unnecessarily citing the journal by coercion leads to citation inflation and amounts to academic dishonesty!
Notes:
Journal impact factor - Defined as A/B, where A = current year citations to peer reviewed articles from past two years, B = total number of peer reviewed articles published by the journal in the past two years.
Schuurman, N. (2012). The Canadian Geographer, Editorial, 56(3), p.295.
Science (2012). Coercive citation in academic publishing, 335(6068), p.542-543.

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When titles are nearly identical

GEOSAGE completes a reading...
So, I was forced to read the first viewpoint 2012, 56(4) of The Canadian Geographer (CG) journal...
... and the title is eerily similar to material not cited.
The CG title is "All we really needed to know about tenure-track faculty positions we did not learn in graduate school". The 2011 ACS title is: "Nearly everything I needed to know to be a successful faculty member, I didn't learn in graduate school".
Such a coincidence can mean many things!
Someone dropped the ball, not the new year's ball.... Makes one wonder many other things!
And in the CG article one author referred to the other as a "partner in crime".
Freudian psychologists can have a field day with such a statement and situation!
Notes:
Crooks, V.A. and Castleden, H. (2012). The Canadian Geographer, Viewpoint, 56(4), p.393-397.
Dorhout, P. (2011). American Chemical Society, presentation, Fall 2011 National meeting and expo.

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Understanding critical geography and critique

GEOIDIOT and GEONOVICE interacts...
I am not sure what is critical geography?
It's about using perspectives from critical theory to analyze and assess geographic systems and situations.
It also moves beyond understanding and explanation to create social, economic and political change!
Then, what is critique and critical thinking?
They are about using qualitative and quantitative evidence and reasoning to analyze arguments and claims!
Is critical geography, critique and critical thinking the same thing?
They are different and similar! Well, they are closely inter-related!!
Notes:
Critical Geography - Using critical theory to analyze and assess geographic systems and situations.
Critique -  Using qualitative and quantitative evidence and reasoning to analyze arguments and claims!

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