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[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Anyone who reviews for the major publishers is part of the problem.

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago

For profit corporations don't deserve your volunteer work.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And yet if you aren't a reviewer it makes your CV look worse.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed that you should have some kind of "service" on your CV, but reviewing is pretty low impact. And if you want to review, you can choose something other than the predatory publishers.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Such as? They're all predatory just to varying degrees.