Re:FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder
by refurb on Saturday May 08, 2021 @12:49PM
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Why did you volunteer you time for these for-profit entities? Couldn’t you refuse?
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Re:FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder
by periheli0n on Saturday May 08, 2021 @01:12PM
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Reviews are being done for peers and the (mostly unpaid) editors, not for the publisher. It's academic service for the scientific community.
Although it's the publisher who ultimately creates profit from the work.
However, would reviewers be paid, then the publisher would certainly charge the authors for this. No gain.
Re:FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder
by refurb on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:03AM
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Then refuse to do it. People complain about the journals, then do free work for a for-profit.
Re:FBI subpoenaed Apple for data of Sci-Hub founder
by periheli0n on Sunday May 09, 2021 @02:20AM
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Refuse the service to the community that one is embedded in?
I see how one can justify reviewing for certain publishers, e.g. because they publish predatory journals or their shady business practices, but refusing to review any papers would be pretty much freeloading on the scientific community. Sure that's not an option.