This sounds similar to Pearage of Science. I occassionally do things for them.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Stefano Liccioli <liccioli...@yahoo.it> wrote: > Good morning, > in regards to the reviewing issue and the fact that "so many people > decline to do reviews these days",I was wondering how many of the > Ecologgers (at least, those of you who are reviewers) are registered on > Poblons > https://publons.com/ > I was recently invited to do so and I haven't done yet (perhaps waiting to > hear on it from colleagues) - but maybe it could help to actually get a > credit for the reviewing work, and who knows, perhaps making it more > official and less prone to fraud? > Thanks for your input. > Stefano > > > > > Il Sabato 28 Marzo 2015 22:06, Stephen L. Young <sl...@cornell.edu> > ha scritto: > > > It is interesting that we tend to look at how things were and reminisce > about how good it was then, yet I wonder if we were thinking similarly at > that time? The same things have been said regarding formula funding and > IDC rates and while comparison with the past is good, there needs to be a > balance with what kinds of creative solutions we can come up with for the > future. > Steve > > > > > > > >On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Martin Meiss <mme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>What ever happened to the scholarly journal being a pet sideline of a > >> working professor, struggling by on subscription fees and small > >>allotments > >> from the university's research foundation, with high-level graduate > >> students doing some of the editorial work as part of a stipend deal? > >> Perhaps not the best of all possible governance models, but it seems to > >>me > >> like a better recipe for scientific integrity than being a > >>profit-center of > >> a corporate machine. > >> > >> Your thoughts, please... > >> > >> Martin M. Meiss > >> > >> 2015-03-27 23:29 GMT-04:00 Stephen L. Young <sl...@cornell.edu>: > >> > >> > There is little incentive other than prestige, but then how does that > >>get > >> > you any more sleep or time to do research? Probably would help to > >>offer > >> > honoraria, like they do for most review panels or invited seminars. > >> > Steve > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On 3/27/15, 10:17 PM, "Judith S. Weis" <jw...@andromeda.rutgers.edu> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> > >The system is falling apart - so many people decline to do reviews > >>these > >> > >days (well, maybe for Science or Nature..) that editors have to keep > >> > >looking for more. And lots of the folks who decline to do reviews > >>don't > >> > >recommend another potential reviewer. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > I usually do a Google Scholar search and find 2-3 people who have > >>done > >> > >> work > >> > >> that crosses over. > >> > >> For example, lets say the paper was toxicology of amphibian larvae > >>in > >> an > >> > >> agronomic landscape. > >> > >> I might get one reiewer who is versed in amphibians and one who is > >> > >>versed > >> > >> in ecotox (especially involving agrochemicals), then maybe a third > >>who > >> > >> does > >> > >> amphibian tox. When I solicity the reviewer, I always ask him/her > >>to > >> > >> recommend someone else if they are unable to do it. This is > >> INCREDIBLY > >> > >> productive and successful. We don't take reviewer recommendations > >>at > >> > >>HCB. > >> > >> I always get really flustered when a journal asks for reviewers > >>too. > >> > >>I'm > >> > >> always concerned about the balance between naming someone who I > >>think > >> is > >> > >> well-qualified and someone who is not connected to me in some way. > >> It > >> > >> gets > >> > >> really hard because as a journal editor, you rapidly start to know > >>a > >> lot > >> > >> of > >> > >> people and you also tick off your fair share. Also, if you are > >>doing > >> > >> research in a particular area, it is almost assured you are going > >>to > >> end > >> > >> up > >> > >> communicating with others who do similar stuff. It isn't long, and > >> > >> everyone knows everyone. > >> > >> > >> > >> Malcolm > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Menges, Eric > >> > >> <emen...@archbold-station.org> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> As an editor, I rarely choose reviewers that authors suggest. > >>When I > >> > >>>do, > >> > >>> it is because I know the person is capable of giving a serious, > >> > >>>unbiased > >> > >>> review > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Eric S. Menges > >> > >>> Editor, Natural Areas Journal > >> > >>> ________________________________________ > >> > >>> From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [ > >> > >>> ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] on behalf of David Mellor [ > >> > >>> mellor.da...@gmail.com] > >> > >>> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 3:51 PM > >> > >>> To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > >> > >>> Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] fabricated reviews lead to retractions of > >> > >>>papers > >> > >>> > >> > >>> It appears to be an issue with fraudulent “translation > >>services†> >> > >>> that pose > >> > >>> on behalf of the foreign language researcher and use the > >>“suggested > >> > >>> reviewer†feature in the submission process to mislead editors > >>into > >> > >>> contacting reviewers who aren’t who they claim to be. The BMC > >>blog > >> > >>> post > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > > >>http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcblog/2015/03/26/manipulation-peer-revi > >> > >>>ew/ > >> > >>> < > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > > >>http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcblog/2015/03/26/manipulation-peer-revi > >> > >>>ew/> > >> > >>> explains the fraud. My insight is that this could be happening > >> > >>> elsewhere, > >> > >>> and that BMC is doing the right thing to bring it to light, given > >>the > >> > >>> potential tarnish it creates. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> David Mellor > >> > >>> Center for Open Science <http://centerforopenscience.org/> > >> > >>> (434) 352-1066 @EvoMellor > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > On Mar 27, 2015, at 2:29 PM, Martin Meiss <mme...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> > I wonder if part of the problem is that one publisher, BioMed > >> > >>>Central, > >> > >>> > <http://www.biomedcentral.com/about> puts out 277 journals. > >>That > >> > >>> seems > >> > >>> > like a lot of concentration of power. > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> > Martin M. Meiss > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> > 2015-03-27 12:46 GMT-04:00 David Inouye <ino...@umd.edu>: > >> > >>> > > >> > >>> >> I hope this hasn't been an issue in ecology. > >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/ > >> > >>> >> 27/fabricated-peer-reviews-prompt-scientific-journal-to- > >> > >>> >> retract-43-papers-systematic-scheme-may-affect-other-journals/ > >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP > >> > >> Environmental Studies Program > >> > >> Green Mountain College > >> > >> Poultney, Vermont > >> > >> > >> > >> “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the > >>rich > >> > >> array > >> > >> of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a > >> > >> many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature > >> > >>lovers > >> > >> alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as > >> > >> Americans.†> >> > >> -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of > >> 1973 > >> > >> into law. > >> > >> > >> > >> "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of > >>drive" - > >> > >> Allan > >> > >> Nation > >> > >> > >> > >> 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > >> > >> 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat > >>loss, > >> > >> and pollution. > >> > >> 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution > >>reduction > >> > >> MAY help restore populations. > >> > >> 2022: Soylent Green is People! > >> > >> > >> > >> The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) > >> > >> Wealth w/o work > >> > >> Pleasure w/o conscience > >> > >> Knowledge w/o character > >> > >> Commerce w/o morality > >> > >> Science w/o humanity > >> > >> Worship w/o sacrifice > >> > >> Politics w/o principle > >> > >> > >> > >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > >> > >> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and > >>may > >> > >> contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > >> > >> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are > >>not > >> > >> the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail > >>and > >> > >> destroy all copies of the original message. > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > >-- > >Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP > >Environmental Studies Program > >Green Mountain College > >Poultney, Vermont > > > > “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array > >of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a > >many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers > >alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as > >Americans.” > >-President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 > >into law. > > > >"Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - > >Allan > >Nation > > > >1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > >1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > > and pollution. > >2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > > MAY help restore populations. > >2022: Soylent Green is People! > > > >The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) > >Wealth w/o work > >Pleasure w/o conscience > >Knowledge w/o character > >Commerce w/o morality > >Science w/o humanity > >Worship w/o sacrifice > >Politics w/o principle > > > >Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > >attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > >contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > >review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > >the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > >destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > > -- Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP Environmental Studies Program Green Mountain College Poultney, Vermont “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans.” -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law. "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! 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