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The problem isn't that you're somehow branded a 'rebel' if you refuse to publish with Elsevier journals. It's that, when you're applying somewhere, they'll rank
by matt4077 9y ago
The problem isn't that you're somehow branded a 'rebel' if you refuse to publish with Elsevier journals. It's that, when you're applying somewhere, they'll rank you by SUM(paper_i * impact_factor(journal_i)). That score will suffer, and nobody will care about your reasons.
You're also underestimating the independence of researches at a university. They're not employees in the usual sense. In fact, the best method to stop them from publishing at some journal Y would be for the administration to tell them to publish in Y.
- codesnik 9y agothat easy? "You should publish only in Elsevier journals!"
- tankenmate 9y agoAlso, in some counties (the UK is a prime example) the rules governing "impact" is largely dictated and/or influenced by central government. So not only do you need to change just your local institution but a whole country's institutions at a go; a multi-year political fiefdom protecting shambles at best.
- sleavey 9y agoThat "impact" scoring system is utterly useless. I hope it doesn't survive the next non-Tory government.
- heavenlyblue 9y agoSee [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15007958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15007958]. Their impact factor is now 2.450 vs 1.848. Of course I am sure it's way harder to do this for far more conservative and larger industries. At the same time it may be just the case of starting small.