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[–] Frenchy@aussie.zone 160 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Well that’s… unfortunate. I’d like to know how the fuck that got past editors, typesetters and peer reviewers. I hope this is some universally ignored low impact factor pay to print journal.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 122 points 8 months ago (1 children)

We all know Elsevier only upholds the highest standards, after all why would they have such a large market share?

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago

That name. Being a hobbyist with niche interests has made me hate them so very much. Scihub forever.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 33 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

because they're all as bad as most of us and only read the headline :(

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 63 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 21 points 7 months ago

Editors, typesetters and peer reviewers have also been replaced with AI.

[–] GenEcon@lemm.ee 16 points 7 months ago

Since the rest of the paper looks decent (I am no expert in this field), I have a guess: it got to review and it came back with a 'minor review' and the comment 'please summarize XY at the end'.

In low impact journals minor reviews are handeled in a way, that the editor trusts the scientists to address minor changes accordingly. Afterwards it goes to production, where some badly payed people – most of the time from India – put everything in format, send out a proof with a deadline of max 2 days and then it will be published.

I don't want to defend this practice, but thats how something like this can get through.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago

They were using AI to proof it