According to the little bit I've read about this, some of the publishing journals are/were fairly well regarded (which would be a self-serving claim by this gro

According to the little bit I've read about this, some of the publishing journals are/were fairly well regarded (which would be a self-serving claim by this group.) The "success" of those stories says more about the individual publication than the entire fields they represent. At most, it is a critique of some niches of otherwise valid fields. At best, it's a nice reminder to pursue nothing but objectivity. There are still worthy results from the fields involved, maybe even these publications, and there will continue to be more. Amongst the embarrassing amateurishness of it all, and the obvious conclusions, I found it interesting how commonly reviewer comments used the word "exciting" in response to the "Going in Through the Back Door" paper.