Open Science: Focus #4: Prestige VS openness of journals 🏅

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Focus #4: Prestige VS openness of journals 🏅

Question / answers 98 respondents

Rate the following statements from 1 to 10 (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = no opinion; 10 = strongly agree):

4 The current research evaluation system places too much value on journal prestige at the expense of openness

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Comments

Unfortunately, we believe this statement is true. The current system relies heavily on bibliometric indicators that measure a journal's reputation rather than the intrinsic quality of an article or its contribution to society. The problem stems from the fact that researchers are often recruited or funded for publishing in supposedly prestigious journals, rather than because their data is reusable, their software open or their methods transparent.

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