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# science
Over-quantification and commodification of research is encouraging bad behavior and slowing down scientists.
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It's a lot easier to get your paper noticed and read if people can understand what you're trying to say and why. And scientists crunched the numbers to prove it.
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Scientists have had it with traditional publishers acting as parasitic middlemen and their tradition of ever-escalating price gouging.
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Peer review isn't perfect. But it's still our best hope for quality science and catching errors and frauds with a few small, but meaningful tweaks.