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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago (4 children)

And they expect you to do this for free?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do they not have to pay for the privilege? Or is this not referring to academic publishing? (It’s not super clear, but context indicates academic?)

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

If it is that makes it even worse. Academic publishers need to be abolished.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Nah, they get “Exposure”!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anyone who reviews for the major publishers is part of the problem.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

For profit corporations don't deserve your volunteer work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And yet if you aren't a reviewer it makes your CV look worse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Agreed that you should have some kind of "service" on your CV, but reviewing is pretty low impact. And if you want to review, you can choose something other than the predatory publishers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Such as? They're all predatory just to varying degrees.