| ▲ | newswasboring 8 hours ago | |
> we have decided that journals should not be the arbiters of quality. At that point why even have a journal, let's just put everything as a Reddit post and be done with it. We will get comment abilities for free. Maintaining quality standards is a good service, the journal system isn't perfect but its the only real check we have left. | ||
| ▲ | rorytbyrne 4 hours ago | parent [-] | |
> At that point why even have a journal Great question. > the journal system isn't perfect but its the only real check we have left. I wish I could agree but Nature et al continually publish bad, attention-grabbing science, while holding back the good science because it threatens the research programmes that gave the editorial board successful careers. "Isn't perfect" is a massive understatement. | ||