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Why do scientific reports papers keep getting posted to HN? SR are like fatally flawed throwaway papers that take a lot of domain knowledge to interpret. This i
by et2o 7y ago
Why do scientific reports papers keep getting posted to HN? SR are like fatally flawed throwaway papers that take a lot of domain knowledge to interpret. This is the exact opposite of what a general audience like HN should be reading.
- scaphandre 7y agoNature's 'Scientific Reports' journal does indeed have a different editorial priority than other journals. The peer reviewers are instructed to evaluate scientific validity, not their own idea of importance. This is seen as advantageous by many scientists, who perhaps want to avoid getting stuck in the dice-roll crapshoot of peer review politics. It seems like an incorrect mischaracterization to say they are all fatally flawed throwaway papers, no? It's a commonly used journal, and a reasonable impact factor of 4. It's not like this is a predatory journal or a complete bullshit journal. Do you have more information on why you don't like SR? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_Reports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_Reports