Top Journal of NeuroscienceNeuroimage, 42 scientists on the editorial boardall resigned in protest.
The journal adopts an open access model and charges scholars who publish papers rather than readers.
To publish an article above, you need to pay more than 3450 USD (23,000 RMB) (APC, Article Processing Charge).
Chris Chambers said:
Publishers are plundering the academic world Food, making huge profits, but adding little value to scienceFormer editor-in-chief of Neuroimage and professor of biomedical engineering at Oxford University
Stephen Smith said:
Academics as a whole really don’t like the situation, but as individuals we feel powerless to make big publishers more ethical.A spokesperson for the publishing house also responded:
We value our editors very seriously and are disappointed with [this resignation], especially after We have been engaging constructively with them over the past few years.A spokesman for the publisher also said that the journal's publishing fees are "below the market average relative to quality" and "lower than those charged by the closest comparable journals in its field." The original team founded a new journalAfter discussion, the resigned editors decided to start a new journal at MIT Press, a non-profit publishing organization. The new journal, named
Imaging Neuroscience, focuses on imaging of the brain and spinal cord in humans and other species, and also includes neurophysiology and stimulation methods.
The new journal also chooses the open access model and aims to replace NeuroImage as the leading journal in the subject. According to the official website statement that has been launched, the page fee target of the new journal is half or even lower than NeuroImage.
At the same time, publication fees will be waived for low- or middle-income countries.The above is the detailed content of Get 23,000 for publishing an article! All 42 journal editors resigned in protest: Publishers are too greedy and their profit margins are higher than those of Google and Amazon.. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!