Posts Tagged ‘predatory journals’
What exactly is a “peer reviewed” article?
When people describe legitimate research, they tend to preface it with the term “peer review.” Because peer review is a critical part of scholarly publishing, it’s worth taking a few hundred words and diving into its meaning. What is peer review? Peer review is exactly what it sounds like: academic peers review an individual’s work…
Read MoreWhere to Find Scientific Research Papers (and How to Tell if They’re Legit), Part II
Click here for Part One of Where to Find Scientific Research Papers (and How to Know if They’re Legit). Yesterday, I wrote about predatory journals. I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised to learn that there are shitty people in the research world who get off on exploiting academics and undermining science, but I…
Read MoreYou Need to Know About Predatory Journals
I’ve been feeling dejected since yesterday’s post. In fact, the whole research system has got me down. Let me be clear: I am not against research or science concept. What I am frustrated with, like everyone else, is the fucking system. This all began when I came across something called predatory journals during my…
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