X'na NaJu @Xna_NaJu@qoto.org

Is #MDPI a predatory publisher?

(Asking in general, but feel free to mention specific journals)
(I know you want to, but let’s not discuss other publishers there 🙏)

Here’s a Wikipedia attempt at defining predatory publishing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_publishing

#Academia #Research #AcademicChatter
@academicchatter

The strain on scientific publishing 📄:

The publishing sector has a problem. Scientists are overwhelmed, editors are overworked, special issue invitations are constant, research paper mills, article retractions, journal delistings… JUST WHAT IS GOING ON!?

Myself, @pablo, @Paolo, and @Dan have spent the last few months investigating just that.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884

A thread🧵1/n

#AcademicChatter #PublishOrPerish #Elsevier #Springer #MDPI #Wiley #Frontiers #PhDAdvice #PhDChat #SciComm

Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. They were my favorite when I was a kid. Which ice cream treat is your favorite?
#Poll #Polls #Food #IceCream

I may need bigger dogs

Who’s ready for the weekend?

#Weekend #Funny #Fun #LOL #Humor #Humour #Dog #Dogs

I hope nothing puts a wrench in his plans.

#Funny #Fun #Humor #LOL #Humour

Fourth of July advice from Benzie

If you are #new to the #fediverse and look for colleagues from a wide array of academic disciplines, you might want to have a look at these individually curated (opt-in) lists collected by @hendrikerz:

https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon #Academia @academicsunite @academicchatter

I maintain the list for #sociology, which can be found here: https://trutzig89182.github.io/Mastodon-Sociologists/ @sociology #Introduction

Therapy Goals

Stealing memes