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Let’s stop reviewing for publishers that profit from research | Joseph Paul Cohen Blog (July 2021)

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in Research Integrity on August 12, 2021
Keywords: Institutional responsibilities, Journal, Peer review, Research integrity, Research results

The Linked Original Item was Posted On July 8, 2021

A red box with "PEER REVIEW" written on the side and folded documents poked into a slot n the top.

What’s the deal with how we review papers for venues (like conferences and journals) for free and then they go on to sell and restrict access to them? How about let’s only review for venues that freely distribute papers and stop reviewing for those that restrict access? We can also stop reviewing for those that charge high publishing charges, I believe over $100 per submission is unacceptable.

A great post about a principled and commendable stand on pay-walled journals.  AHRECS has decided to stop posting items to the Resource Library unless they are free to access.  We have included links to six related items.

We have the power to put an end to closed access research. By only reviewing for venues that freely distribute papers, we will ensure they have the best publications and become the premier venues. It will then become in everyone’s best interest to publish in venues with freely accessible papers.

This attitude has transformed machine learning publishing after the editors of “Machine Learning Journal” (MLJ) quit to create JMLR. Without the ability to referee papers with good reviewers, a journal cannot function or will be forced to select from lower quality reviewers which is a negative feedback loop. In many fields (and growing in machine learning again) it appears that those in power of the venues which are thought of as “required for academic career advancement” do not share the ideal that all researchers should be able to access research whenever they want even if they are poor.

Let’s stop reviewing for publishers that profit from research - Joseph Paul Cohen PhD
What’s the deal with how we review papers for venues (like conferences and journals) for free and then they go on to sell and restrict [...]

Related Reading

(France) France to back not-for-profit diamond journals – Times Higher Education (David Matthews | July 2021)

The $450 question: Should journals pay peer reviewers? – Science (Jeffrey Brainard | March 2021)

The 450 Movement – James Heathers blog (James Heathers | September 2020)

How Academic Science Gave Its Soul to the Publishing Industry – Issues in Science and Technology (Mark Neff | January 2020)

(Europe) Science shouldn’t be for sale – we need reform to industry-funded studies to keep people safe – The Guardian (Carey Gillam

Where Research Meets Profits – Inside Higher Ed (Colleen Flaherty | October 2019)

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