tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post5739460957266521240..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Conference Acceptance RatesLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-56412583408327336972010-06-04T10:13:23.904-05:002010-06-04T10:13:23.904-05:00To the previous commenter:
People just like to ha...To the previous commenter:<br /><br />People just like to have fun with GASARCH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-44803663401963466762010-06-03T22:17:01.480-05:002010-06-03T22:17:01.480-05:00where are the attacks on lance's writing error...where are the attacks on lance's writing errors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-68525398114973046272010-06-03T18:50:08.577-05:002010-06-03T18:50:08.577-05:00"I think a large part of it is who is on the ..."I think a large part of it is who is on the PC. If you read the list and you realize you've only vaguely heard of two of the people, you know it's not very prestigious."<br /><br />yeah, like the PC member will *not* ask their phd students or posdocs to review the papers....<br /><br />it doesn't matter the PC member list, they are just flashing their names in the conference webpage in the end of the day...<br /><br />good luck sending papers to conferences based on PC members listings, that is a surefire way to detect its prestigiousnessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-8366416181853361292010-06-03T15:36:56.971-05:002010-06-03T15:36:56.971-05:00Impact factor = citations/paper in the past 2 year...Impact factor = citations/paper in the past 2 years. Therefore it should more aptly be called the "immediate impact factor". It should not be confused with how good, important, or even interesting the results are in a paper, because no one has the insight/foresight into how each piece fits into where in the grand scheme of the research landscape. I frequently cite math papers from decades ago, for example. <br /><br />Like the mathematician Steven Krantz says: "There are prestigious journals and there are excellent journals." Perhaps the same can be said about TCS conferences?Math Researchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-53599580190605591542010-06-03T14:19:07.484-05:002010-06-03T14:19:07.484-05:00In CS theory unlike math and many other areas of C...In CS theory unlike math and many other areas of CS there is a confounding aspect of impact factors in that work is usually published in two citable forms, both the conference and journal versions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-35377856616185203282010-06-03T12:45:52.878-05:002010-06-03T12:45:52.878-05:00I think that one could also legitimately question ...I think that one could also legitimately question the use of citation count as a measure of a paper's impact. While having a high number of citations is probably a necessary condition for a paper to be deemed significant, it is not so obvious that it is a sufficient condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-55205354402776654012010-06-03T10:53:28.129-05:002010-06-03T10:53:28.129-05:00The problems would come if every conference did th...The problems would come if every conference did this; it would just lead to the unnecessary creation of more conferences and more needless busy work for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-29147494434963253742010-06-03T10:03:01.149-05:002010-06-03T10:03:01.149-05:00I think a large part of it is who is on the PC. If...I think a large part of it is who is on the PC. If you read the list and you realize you've only vaguely heard of two of the people, you know it's not very prestigious. On the other hand, if you recognize many of the most important people in your field, you know that your submission has the potential for impact, or that at least you might get some worthwhile feedback.<br /><br />I think an author would think about that before thinking about the acceptance rates.Macneil Shonlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382866616548432101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-64152399934680229162010-06-03T09:57:06.217-05:002010-06-03T09:57:06.217-05:00Impact factor is citations/paper count, so if the ...Impact factor is citations/paper count, so if the acceptance rate is lower, the pool has been cut to not include papers that may lower the average citations per paper.<br /><br />This seems more like a direct law of statistics than sociology, but your points remain valid.Derrick Stoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788683962503964865noreply@blogger.com