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Re:Reasons blog posts can be of higher scientific quality th... by lucb1e on Monday April 17, 2017 @10:10AM (#14130967)
> (i) not written in clickbait format

Really? I find them to be incredibly clickbaity whereas blog posts are much more matter-of-fact. Blogs are almost never a commercial entity/enterprise and while no writer would shun search engine traffic, they usually write for peers, not for publicity like journalists or scientists, both whose funding depends on this.

Re:Reasons blog posts can be of higher scientific quality th... by notahacker on Monday April 17, 2017 @03:14PM (#14133619)
I have yet to see the stereotypical "5 reasons why [bold claim involving zero research]" format the linked blog post uses uses in any academic journal.

Scientific writing in closed-access journals is the definition of writing for peers, and never includes AdSense, affiliate links or digital tip jars.