Whelks_chance

@Whelks_chance@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨military industrial publishing complex⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, been there, but the other side of it. Was hired to do research and then teaching suddenly appeared as an expectation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨military industrial publishing complex⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, that would work. Or government grants available so anyone who wants to be an editor can apply for funds to get it going. Papers are rarely printed on paper nowadays, so the main costs would be paying editors, paying reviewers, and web hosting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨military industrial publishing complex⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t say it was the publisher’s paying the salaries. My point is that researcher are paid to research, and publishing results is part of that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨military industrial publishing complex⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not to argue on behalf of publishers, but the papers aren’t written for free. It’s part of the job of being a researcher, it’s a significant KPI for which you’re hired and receive a wage.

  Reviewing for free is pretty much bullshit though. As is paying to read them afterwards, if your research institution doesn’t pay to publish in an open access journal

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm 99% sure it's not real⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, Pareto

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lifehack for naive schoolchildren⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What are birds?