Study takes aim psychology’s practice ordering reference lists alphabetically

Study takes aim psychology’s practice ordering reference lists alphabetically

The Case Against Alphabetical Naming of Authors

New study suggests that the practice -- dominant in some fields -- unfairly penalizes those whose last names are at the end.

Citation counts supposedly demonstrate a researcher’s scholarly impact. But outside factors can corrupt this metric. One of those factors is where a first author’s name falls in the alphabet, according to a new study. This is especially true in psychology, where convention dictates that in-text citations are ordered alphabetically.

Study Available | https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-018-1532-8

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