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The benefit of these cross-field journals are somewhat limited, IMHO. Complete isolation between disciplines doesn't sound like a very good idea to me. Cross-
by nitrogen 10y ago
The benefit of these cross-field journals are somewhat limited, IMHO.
Complete isolation between disciplines doesn't sound like a very good idea to me. Cross-pollination can be useful in surprising ways.
Further, the point of science isn't to advance the careers of scientists, it's to increase human knowledge and capability. Collecting and distributing research from many disciplines furthers that purpose better than isolating disciplines.
- netheril96 10y agoDo Nature and Science really have these cross-pollinated articles?
- epistasis 10y agoI of course agree on both counts. However my point is that Science and Nature do nothing to little to support cross-pollination. And that their main purpose as being the "high profile" journals is that they serve to advance the careers of those that get their paper published there.