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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic alludes to the growing industry in | + | This comic alludes to the growing industry in disreputable academic journals, many of whom accept articles of dubious merit for publication without rigorous peer review on payment of a fee. Many such publishers publish journals whose names sound mistakably close to established titles. Here, the ''National Academy of Proceedings'' is a pun on the ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA''. |
− | The title text implies that this (at present) fictional journal has a dubious online presence in the faded internet site | + | The title text implies that this (at present) fictional journal has a dubious online presence in the faded internet site MySpace, where the publishers make claims that are true but misleading: "peer-viewed" sounds similar to "peer-review", the community-led process of establishing a paper's scientific integrity prior to publication, but in fact means only that scientists have viewed the content (as cueball is now). Likewise, "downloaded biannually" implies that the articles are read twice a year, whereas articles in high-profile journals such as ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'' would expect to receive thousands of views in their first year of publication. The fictional journal publisher no doubt hopes that an inexperienced scientist may mistake these claims for meaningful statements of authority, and thus submit a paper (and eventually pay a fee for its publication). By making factually accurate statements on its website, ''National Academy of Proceedings'' in fact holds itself to a higher moral standards than some so-called predatory journals. |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | Megan is standing behind Cueball who is at a computer desk. | ||
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:Megan: Are you sure this study is legit? | :Megan: Are you sure this study is legit? | ||
:Cueball: Sure, it says it was accepted for publication. | :Cueball: Sure, it says it was accepted for publication. | ||
:Megan: Where? | :Megan: Where? | ||
:Cueball: Hmm... ''The National Academy of Proceedings''. | :Cueball: Hmm... ''The National Academy of Proceedings''. | ||
+ | :Caption: If something is if formatted like a serious scientific paper, it can take me a while to realize it isn't one. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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