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  1. Another reason not to publish in #Frontiers... they use genAI to create alt-text for their figures 🤦

    Seriously, remind me why we are paying journals when they can't even write their own Alt-text?

    #AcademicChatter #ResearchJournals

  2. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" is a song performed by the American #rock band #Journey, recorded for their album #Frontiers and released as a single in January 1983. It peaked at number 8 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and spent four weeks at number 1 on the #TopTracks chart. The song is also well known for its use in the films #YesMan, #TronLegacy, and in #seasonFour of #StrangerThings.
    youtube.com/watch?v=TJc9MeEoEHY

  3. A new preprint introduces SI-hacking (Special Issue hacking): when guest editors turn a special issue into a publication venue for themselves.

    :oa: arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563

    Yet over 1,000 "hacked" special issues are still published every year. Strikingly, #MDPI accounts for 85% of all SI-hacked special issues in the dataset, while #Frontiers contributes another 13%.

    #AcademicPublishing #ResearchIntegrity #PeerReview

  4. Greenland Energy targets frontier hydrocarbon resources in Jameson Land Basin amid global supply pressures and reserve depletion in traditional oil basins. #Energy #Frontiers

  5. TIL that commercial publishers still really suck as conduit of the scientific discourse.

    Three months, and no updates, just a "we're looking at it. don't contact us, don't contact the author"

    Are they just waiting to see it blow over?

    pubpeer.com/publications/E18F2

    #publishing #frontiers #pubpeer

  6. "Only the Young" is a song written by #JonathanCain, #StevePerry and #NealSchon of the band #Journey. Previously intended for Journey's 1983 album #Frontiers, it was pulled from the album within days of recording in favor of songs "Back Talk" and "Troubled Child". It was then sold to the band #Scandal, who released it in 1984 on their album #Warrior, as the first commercially released version of the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=AzWGWQ0jUY0

  7. Far from enforcing their policies, publishers *hide* PISS. We learned most publisher policies ACTIVELY hide PISS by altering article metadata post-hoc. At a *minimum* #Frontiers, #Elsevier, #MDPI all do it publicly! Yikes. 🤯 Thanks to @[email protected] et al. for noting this (see pics). 11/n

  8. In fact we actually saw pretty similar rates of PISS across all publishers tested: #MDPI, #Frontiers, #BMC, #Discover, but also the non-profit RSoc. Give authors a chance to guest edit and they'll PISS. Relative rate: 1 in 7 editors PISS 😬 Still, the real problem is about ABSOLUTE quantity... 6/n

  9. In the strain on scientific publishing, we showed that total publications have grown out of control. A huge part of that was guest edited special issues by groups like #MDPI and #Frontiers. This ongoing practice is the largest delegation of editorial power academia has ever seen. 2/n

    The strain on scientific publi...

  10. Most journals practice special issues fairly responsibly. But it's the worst offenders that contribute most of the PISS. ~90% of PISS in our data come from just 150/904 journals. And it's exactly who you think it is. #MDPI #Frontiers 13/n

  11. Post-doctoral Fellow in Leukemia Research
    Saint-Louis Research Institute, INSERM U944

    Join us in advancing #leukemia research by exploring new #therapeutic #frontiers in a dynamic, inclusive, and scientifically-driven environment.

    See the full job description on jobRxiv: jobrxiv.org/job/saint-louis-re...
    jobrxiv.org/job/saint-louis-re

  12. "Faithfully" is a song by American rock band #Journey, released in 1983 as the second single from their album #Frontiers. The song was written by keyboardist #JonathanCain. It peaked at number 12 on the #Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their second consecutive top-twenty hit from Frontiers. Despite featuring no chorus, it has gone on to become one of the band's most recognizable hits and has enjoyed lasting popularity. In a #ClassicRock article.
    youtube.com/watch?v=bKGkDb4aNM8

  13. "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" is a song performed by #Journey, recorded for their album #Frontiers and released as a single in January 1983. It peaked at number eight for six consecutive weeks on the #Billboard Hot 100 chart, and spent four weeks at number one on the #TopTracks chart. The song is also well known for its use in the films #YesMan, #TronLegacy, and in #seasonFour of #StrangerThings. To accompany the song on #MTV, the band shot its first concept video.
    youtube.com/watch?v=uH64qV71uUQ