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The job of the journals is in providing middle-man services for scientists. Everyone loves to hate middle men, but sometimes you can't do without them. The best
by KKKKkkkk1 9y ago
The job of the journals is in providing middle-man services for scientists. Everyone loves to hate middle men, but sometimes you can't do without them. The best way to trade equities is on a stock exchange. Similarly, the best way to prove that you're a scientist of the caliber that publishes in Nature or Science is to publish in Nature or Science.
- lou1306 9y agoThe people who accept/reject your paper are mostly volunteers [1], so that service alone doesn't justify the prices. And if you take a look around this thread, the other services really aren't that much better. [1] https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/75147/do-peer-reviewers-receive-any-salary/75163#75163 https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/75147/do-peer-r...
- KKKKkkkk1 9y agoThe people who sell or buy my shares of stock don't work for the stock exchange either. That's what makes the exchange a middle man.