MAHansonSep 21, 2023

Wow. Ok. Normally I feel like it's a bit overplayed to individually comment on #MDPI in the whole #AcademicChatter conversation, but this is really a must-see:

A Special Issue where the guest editors are lead or senior author on 27 of the 28 papers it published. Were they also their own reviewers!? Like... that sounds like I'm taking the piss, but... no seriously were they?
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/processes/special_issues/Biologics_Botanicals

I guess this is a preview to an upcoming post. Look forward to it...

Processes

Processes, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

Show threadMAHansonSep 21, 2023

@Samuelmoore @petersuber @deevybee @brembs

It's old hat to talk about MDPI being this or that... but this is really a whole other level. I'm amazed. Hats off Jochen Strube and Axel Schmidt. True visionaries.

Show threadHans ZaunerSep 22, 2023

@MarkHanson

"Processes is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We fully adhere to its Code of Conduct and to its Best Practice Guidelines."

- I'm pretty sure COPE's guidelines say that editors can't handle a manuscript (invite reviewers, make decisions) if they are a co-author.

Show threadMAHanson
@HansZauner Don't get me started on COPE 😂
Sep 22, 2023 at 8:43amWeb