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Zo0@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Well you’re not entirely incorrect with that assumption. What we call science today is actually the Scientific Method Which is a much more skeptical approach to science than the earlier methods, hence the credibility. I like many others agree that the fees built into the system is quiet absurd but currently that is the only legit way to get others evaluate your research.

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thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The word “legit” there is doing alot of work.

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Mojave@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I ask with genuine curiosity, as I am not an academic and come from a software development mindset

Why is paid-for services the only “legit” way to get others to evaluate your research? Why is it not kosher to publicly publish your research, and simply invite peers to evaluate it? This idea is essentially the entire process behind Open Source Software, and is the backbone of most modern tools/programs/apps/software/linux development.

What does paying a publishing company provide you, as a researcher, that makes it worth it?

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