addieJust fyi. #openinformation
sorry 🇵🇸☭@EposVox Wait, what even is the purpose of these journals in the age of the internet?
Are you seriously paying to have a PDF put on a website?
Natanael ⚠️@almaember @EposVox In theory you're paying for curation, their selection of the paper should be a quality signal. In practice, their business model is highly outdated and it can be done much more efficiently and cheaper
Cyber YukiIn all honesty? Serve as intermediaries to maximize profits by exploiting the labor AND money of scientists. 🤑
It's a cartel, pure and simple.
tsadilas@almaember @EposVox peer reviewing.
Max, overwintering bug@almaember @EposVox they only bring prestigious places to have your paper published in.
All the rest is done free of charge by researchers, except for the editing sometimes.
If you get rid of some marketing and fancy websites, which we don't really need, all of this is done better by scientific societies for a fraction of the price.
All the rest is done free of charge by researchers, except for the editing sometimes.
If you get rid of some marketing and fancy websites, which we don't really need, all of this is done better by scientific societies for a fraction of the price.
Lukas Brausch@almaember @EposVox It's mostly about prestige. If you have your PDF put on a website by @Nature, you'll probably gain many citations. Peer review is another factor, but the quality varies greatly.