The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoPeer reviewlemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1847
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minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·edit-25 months agoIt’s a numbers game. X submits paper to Journal 1, and peers A,B,C reject it. X submits paper with minor changes to Journal 2, and only peers D and E reject it. X submits paper with minor changes to Journal 3, and only peer G rejects it X submits paper with minor changes to Journal 4, and no one rejects it. Journal 4 increments prestige, Scientist X increments prestige, but nothing true or good is actually gained. Science.
minus-squareCatoblepaslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 months agoDid peer F get murdered for indicating they were going to reject the paper? 🔍🧐
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoNOT science. At all. That’s publication and clout. Two things science distinctly is NOT, but needs because information must still disseminate in some way.
It’s a numbers game.
Journal 4 increments prestige, Scientist X increments prestige, but nothing true or good is actually gained.
Science.
Did peer F get murdered for indicating they were going to reject the paper? 🔍🧐
peer F accepted the paper
FTo doubt
NOT science. At all. That’s publication and clout. Two things science distinctly is NOT, but needs because information must still disseminate in some way.