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Re:Ask HN: What are the best open-access journals for non-ac... by chrisseaton on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:59AM (#19570150)
> Peer review is often done by people have have no clue about what you're doing.

That's not how I have ever seen peer review done by a reputable conference or journal. Why would they be reviewers if they didn't know the topic?

What do you think the word 'peer' means?

In my field the people I'd ask informally for comment are exactly the same people who would peer review my paper.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best open-access journals for non-ac... by p1esk on Friday April 05, 2019 @01:58AM (#19580085)
The word “peer” means a random name from the references section in my paper, picked by the editors who themselves are very unlikely to be familiar with my area. Out of 50 references, I think only 5-10 are able to review my work.
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