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Re:Nature will publish peer review reports as a trial by chr1 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @07:26PM (#22252329)
The parent comment is not an empty accusation, but a truth known to everyone in academia. The publishers extort huge profit margins from libraries and universities without providing any useful service. See http://thecostofknowledge.com and the articles linked from it for more information.
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Re:Nature will publish peer review reports as a trial by coughupalung on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @07:43PM (#22252440)
That's not what the OP said though. I am in academia and most of my colleagues would agree with you about publishers. That's why most of us publish pre-prints on our websites, so that everyone can access our work. We can debate the business model but the OP is saying it produces inept research without really supporting that statement.
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Re:Nature will publish peer review reports as a trial by glofish on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @10:29PM (#22253219)
Would this serve as a supporting statement?

Why Most Published Research Findings Are False

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?type=pri...

It was true in 2005 and the situation only got worse since.

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