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Well, Science (the journal/magazine) runs on kickbacks and bribes too. They just do it through subscriptions that milk public funds so that public can read arti
by jampekka 3y ago
Well, Science (the journal/magazine) runs on kickbacks and bribes too. They just do it through subscriptions that milk public funds so that public can read articles written and reviewed using public money.
Academic publishing is a totally rotten industry, regardless of the funding model. Publishers shouldn't even exist. Dissemination and evaluation of scientific outputs could easily and should be facilitated by e.g. university libraries.
- InSteady 3y agoIt would be neat if some of the money publishers are sucking up is instead given to the peer reviewers as compensation for their efforts. It is such an important facet of keeping published research to a minimum standard. The fact that reviewers go mostly unpaid for their work seems like a major disincentive to spend extra time -- which is already spread thin trying to stay ahead on the publish or perish treadmill -- digging deep into papers that send up red flags.