Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!brl-adm!brl-smoke!bogstad From: bogstad@brl-smoke.ARPA (William Bogstad ) Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.research Subject: Re: How many people read an average research paper? Message-ID: <5231@brl-smoke.ARPA> Date: Thu, 6-Nov-86 03:43:00 EST Article-I.D.: brl-smok.5231 Posted: Thu Nov 6 03:43:00 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Nov-86 08:56:19 EST References: <7966@watdaisy.UUCP> Reply-To: bogstad@brl.arpa (William Bogstad (JHU|mike) ) Distribution: sci Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 16 Xref: mnetor sci.math:135 sci.research:14 In article <7966@watdaisy.UUCP> jkpachl@watdaisy.UUCP (Jan Pachl) writes: >Question: >--- How many people read an average research paper? --- > I had a conversation a few days ago when someone mentioned a supposed study that had been done once. (I'm afraid he either didn't know the details or I have forgotten them.) In any case, papers that had been previously published in a journal in the recent past were sent out again to the current reviewers. In only one instance, did someone notice that the paper had been previously published. (The text remained the same only the title and author's name were changed.) Note, this may be an apocryphal story. Bill Bogstad bogstad@hopkins-eecs-bravo.arpa