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90-95% publication rate might have worked in 1905 but it would not be feasible given the huge volume of papers now. A journal must provide curation because th
by canjobear 6y ago
90-95% publication rate might have worked in 1905 but it would not be feasible given the huge volume of papers now. A journal must provide curation because the majority of submissions it gets are terrible, and it’s too much work for an editor to do. Hence peer review.
- barry-cotter 6y agoIt’s only too much work for an editor to do if you insist they don’t get paid, and maintain the same standards as at present. Full time editors who accept and reject, without revise and resubmit would be much faster and able to deal with many more papers. If twice as many useless papers get published as now that’s a very small price to pay. There are other possible models of editorial review but that’s one.
- hyperbovine 6y agoI suppose this full-time editing job would be in addition to their other full-time(-plus) job of actually being a scientist, which is of course necessary to ensure that they are qualified to review all these submissions ... ?