Re:‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over...
by anonymouskimmer on Sunday May 07, 2023 @01:29PM
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The need for a journal in the first place is, in small part, to coordinate peer-review. Eliminate pre-publication peer review and you eliminate, in a small part, the need for a journal.
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Re:‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over...
by fastneutron on Sunday May 07, 2023 @01:47PM
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The fact that a coordinator like a publisher exists isn’t necessarily in dispute. Sometimes it’s necessary to have a 3rd party coordinate reviewers, maintain quality standards, and settle plagiarism disputes. The issue is the price. It’s wholly unreasonable to charge $30 to read a paper, to charge a PI upwards of $2k-$7k to remove the $30 reader charge, or to charge whatever ungodly amount they charge libraries to offer free access to researchers.
Like I said, I’d value the service I get at a factor of 10-20x less than what they charge.
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