Please, no more scientific journals! The strategy of the scientific publication system

06/07/2019
by   Miguel A. Fortuna, et al.
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In the same way ecosystems tend to increase maturity by decreasing the flow of energy per unit biomass, we should move towards a more mature science by publishing less but high-quality papers and getting away from joining large teams in small roles. That is, we should decrease our scientific productivity for good.

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