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I kind of like #MDPI for demonstrating how easy it is to make a ton of money by exploiting the flawed system of tying scientific publishing to scientists' performance evaluations.

Figure taken from "Public funds being swallowed up by scientific journals with dubious articles": english.elpais.com/science-tec…

The number of scientific articles published per year by each major publisher. In 2022 the numbers for several major publishers were Elsevier 500k, MDPI 275k, Springer 250k, Frontiers 100k, and Nature 50k. In 2014 the numbers were Elsevier 300k, MDPI <25k, Springer 150k, Frontiers <25k, and Nature 50k.

Public funds being swallowed up by scientific journals with dubious articles

An analysis suggests that some academic publishers have multiplied their income thanks to accepting trivial studies en masse
Manuel Ansede (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
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