Predatory journals entrap unsuspecting scientists

Re:Predatory journals entrap unsuspecting scientists by hedora on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @11:58AM (#37135557)

I wouldn't call Nature or Science a crown jewel of research publications at this point. I can't remember the last time they published anything decent in a field I (or someone I know) is familiar with. In fact, the articles I'm thinking of ended up being retracted or refuted pretty quickly.

Being published in them is a good way to get social media karma though. Some people even manage leverage the article to get a tenured position somewhere (often to their future students' peril).

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Re:Predatory journals entrap unsuspecting scientists by OldGuyInTheClub on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @09:09PM (#37141529)

I follow the physical sciences (by education,) astronomy/astrophysics (by interest,) and biology and earth science as time permits. As far as I can tell, Science and Nature still get topnotch stuff.

As a Science subscriber I try hard to make time to read papers well out of my expertise. I start with the research summary article (by an independent writer) for context before going to the full paper. I figure if it made it to press there, it is worth my time to figure out what makes it important to that field.

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