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You said previously that "Science publishing needs to be coordinated by the major funding agencies.", a bit stronger than "I'm saying the funding agencies need
by merraksh 10y ago
You said previously that "Science publishing needs to be coordinated by the major funding agencies.", a bit stronger than "I'm saying the funding agencies need to create their own journals".
I'm not challenging anyone's success, and I'm in no position to say it's not a rock-solid organization and journal. I'm only saying that forcing that ALL journal be run by funding agencies exposes research to the risk of being controlled by those who fund it, lest they don't get published.
Plus, while I don't doubt the dedication of your former boss, this is your opinion (hence inherently biased, though in good faith) and it is just one case you're mentioning. I won't bet this would happen all the time.
- untilHellbanned 10y agoIt's just one case but HHMI controls a endowment on par with NIH, $30B, and is about as influential an organization in the biomedical sciences as such exists in the world, so noting its success will be highly informative for other future attempts. I'm also not saying existing journals should go away or that this prevents any other initiatives. I'm merely saying the funding agencies should create their own journals.