17: Journals: Do we need them?
Jun 22, 2016•51 min
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Episode description
Do we really need scientific journals?
Some of the topics discussed:
- James trolling predatory journals with jibberish papers on the 'DONG' effect
- How do these spammy journal invitation emails actually work?
- Formal journals vs. preprint servers
- The shift to preprints in psychology
- Why do some journals forbid preprints?
- An article defending the big publishers
- How much does it really cost to have an online journal?
- What if the public funders were to set up thier own journals?
- What's the role of post-pubication review?
- Do journals provide added value?
- James' brush with the 'established' media
Links
Publisher policies on preprints
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_journals_by_preprint_policy
How much do universities pay for journal subscriptions?
https://gowers.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/elsevier-journals-some-facts/
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