17: Journals: Do we need them?
Do we really need scientific journals?
\n\nSome of the topics discussed:
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- James trolling predatory journals with jibberish papers on the 'DONG' effect \n
- How do these spammy journal invitation emails actually work? \n
- Formal journals vs. preprint servers \n
- The shift to preprints in psychology \n
- Why do some journals forbid preprints? \n
- An article defending the big publishers \n
- How much does it really cost to have an online journal? \n
- What if the public funders were to set up thier own journals? \n
- What's the role of post-pubication review? \n
- Do journals provide added value? \n
- James' brush with the 'established' media \n
Links
\n\nPublisher policies on preprints
\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_journals_by_preprint_policy
\n\nHow much do universities pay for journal subscriptions?
\n\nhttps://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/
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