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> When I see an article punished in an Elsevier journal, it gives me a sign it is trustworthy You might want to reconsider that. https://www.the-scientist.com
by _jal 7y ago
> When I see an article punished in an Elsevier journal, it gives me a sign it is trustworthy
You might want to reconsider that.
https://www.the-scientist.com/the-nutshell/elsevier-published-6-fake-journals-44160 https://www.the-scientist.com/the-nutshell/elsevier-publishe...
- CJefferson 7y agoBy "sign", I know it isn't perfect. However, 99% of the journals which email me are junk, so we need some method. And I don't just want to read papers by my friends, as that way I end up in a bubble.
- Nemo_bis 7y agoThat's also questionable. For instance, journals with higher impact factor tend to contain more articles which can be considered bad by objective measures. "Deep impact: unintended consequences of journal rank" https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00291/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2013.0029...