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 threadNeil ErnstSep 22, 2023
@MarkHanson is it possible this is some weird IT artifact, e.g. they are using the editorial system to handle end of term final reports? I've had a few cases where the shitty journal manager software needs bizarre workarounds.
Show threadMAHansonSep 22, 2023

@neilernst this is the most generous take I think one could possibly derive. Haha. Kudos.

That said, nah. Author orders of editors within articles are all over the place with mostly the same pool of co-authors. Topics of papers also all the same, coming from Strube lab.

Show threadNeil ErnstSep 22, 2023
@MarkHanson :) I'm trying to be a more optimistic, less cynical person (hard in academic publishing sometimes)
Show threadMAHanson
@neilernst fwoo definitely don't follow me then... unless you also like immunity and/or fruit flies... but even then.........
Sep 22, 2023 at 10:08pmWeb