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Why not submit to a journal?
by jessriedel 10y ago
Why not submit to a journal?
- dnautics 10y ago1) opposition to journal copyrighting policies 2) cost
- jessriedel 10y agoMost journals in the fields dominating the arXiv (physics, math, CS, and probably more) allow you to submit to the arXiv concurrently. So unless you refuse out of principle, you can both get free refereeing and release the paper open access.
- dnautics 10y agoI'm aware that most subdisciplines of physics and CS are sympathetic to arXiv, but that is most certainly not the case in bio and chemistry, although the rise of biorxiv may start changing things.
- jessriedel 10y agoOK, but paulpauper was considering submitting the to arXiv.
- XaspR8d 10y agoThe "without affiliation" aspect is a dealbreaker in many fields. Lots of journals won't even acknowledge you if you're not at an academic institution.
- jessriedel 10y agoActually, I think you'll find there are sufficient number of mid or lower tier journals that will send these out to referees. I've refereed papers from non affiliated researchers before. And even Nature will send you an rejection letter.
- argonaut 10y agoIt's not a dealbreaker in computer science, where the norm is for blind peer review. And in any case, you can just list your undergrad institution or a company.