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Scientific publishing is a scam. So it is hardly surprising that one of the biggest scientific publishing houses was run by a crook (Robert Maxwell). https://ww
by hermitcrab 3y ago
Scientific publishing is a scam. So it is hardly surprising that one of the biggest scientific publishing houses was run by a crook (Robert Maxwell).
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-b...
- ZunarJ5 3y agoWhile there is a lot to be said about that, that's a different affair. This is just Frontiers doing exactly what you'd expect it to do. It's a hot garbage, predatory journal with a low impact factor (low trust, parasites).
- iainctduncan 3y agoPrecisely. And for some reason I'm downvoted for saying it too. Lol These sorts of predatory journals are in the business of publishing anything for page charges .... they don't do real peer review!