Author: Alexander W.a. Kellner

Bad science—what’s next?

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The dissemination of dubious quality research is a problem that is increasingly worrying scientific journals editors. The various cases during the covid-19 pandemic have put the problem on everyone’s radar. The need to discuss this issue is becoming more and more pressing. Read More →

One of the great dilemmas for editors of scientific journals: to charge or not to charge, that is the question!

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The issue of charging publication fees has been haunting editors and authors. Contrary to what it may seem, there doesn’t seem to be any appreciation or recognition on the part of researchers in favor of journals that have made a great effort not to charge any fees and to make articles available free of charge. Read More →