Yeah, but I think the problem is not really in the web of trust but in the incentive for researchers. If we are still stuck in this publish or perish trend, eve

Yeah, but I think the problem is not really in the web of trust but in the incentive for researchers. If we are still stuck in this publish or perish trend, even if we replace those publishers with journals based on 'open communities', this kind of things will still happen. However, if we abandon the use of such indices (H-index, citation count, whatever), what should we use to evaluate grant applications? Sales pitch like startups asking for VC money? I don't know, I think the system is problematic but I can't really think of something else that is feasible.