Observation about OPEN EVERYTHING!!!!1111!! Revolutionaries
February 21, 2013
They sure do get huffy when they themselves are the ones being subjected to open peer review.
DrugMonkey
biomedical research, just another job…
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biomedical research, just another job…
They sure do get huffy when they themselves are the ones being subjected to open peer review.
DrugMonkey 
February 21, 2013 at 11:37 am
Did you forget a link to an particular example you were thinking of, or is this just a general observation?
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February 21, 2013 at 12:17 pm
I did not forget, no
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February 21, 2013 at 12:49 pm
It is handy that no specific examples means that this post is effectively closed to all review altogether. 🙂
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February 21, 2013 at 12:50 pm
if you find it hard to review than you lack imagination
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February 21, 2013 at 12:51 pm
but given posts in the past few days it should be obvious I’m talking about ubiome and Perlstain
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February 21, 2013 at 12:58 pm
Open peer review is totally UNFAIR and UNKIND!!!!
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February 21, 2013 at 1:13 pm
agreed. so is closed peer review. jeez, haven’t these people seen 3rd reviewer Downfall mashup?
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February 21, 2013 at 1:35 pm
I assume the misspelling of Perlstein’s name was deliberate LOL?
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February 21, 2013 at 1:45 pm
The post by drugmonkey et al. addresses a question of current interest in the science blogging community and it’s conclusion is well supported by innuendo.
H0wever, several of the figures – specifically the ads on the sidebar – are unnecessary and should be removed. Additionally, the comments, while of some interest, should be removed to Supplementary Data.
The impact of the post is moderate, and it is perhaps more appropriate for a more specialized journal than for Proceedings of BSDGlamorhoundz.
Decision: reject
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February 21, 2013 at 1:59 pm
hahahahaa… i agree
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February 21, 2013 at 2:16 pm
It’s almost as if they only want hear about how magical wagical totes awesome they are, and descend into a belligerent snit at the slightest sign of anything less. But that can’t be possible.
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February 21, 2013 at 2:22 pm
No, that would be ridiculous Comradde, I totally agree.
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February 23, 2013 at 1:06 pm
All this stuff about IRBs is classic ‘moat-building’ behavior by a threatened elite. Seriously? How did this stuff threaten the health or well-being of the informed participants? Since when have you, DM, been a cheerleader for bureaucracy?
I hope you hold yourself to the same standards next time you post an online poll, or, god forbid, ask someone whether they want a beer without first informing of them that the consequences of saying yes will expose them to possibly addictive substances strongly associated with significant health risks.
As for criticism of Open Access publishers… Funny to hear that from a blogger. If you really believe that, shouldn’t you become a columnist for some firewall-restricted *real* magazine? Or are you acknowledging that we folks here are all just cranks writing electronic graffiti?
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