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": https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-10-31/public-funds-being-swallowed-up-by-scientific-journals-with-dubious-articles.html
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 masseManuel Ansede (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
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