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How Corporations Control Scientific Knowledge
As a biologist, I’ve watched firsthand as “Science™” replaced genuine discovery in various fields, turning once-vibrant laboratories into echo chambers of conformity. This shift isn’t merely an academic problem; it’s a public safety crisis that affects everyone, from policymakers to everyday citizens who rely on accurate, unbiased scientific information for informed decisions about their health and environment. The consequences of prioritizing brand over substance have led to policy decisions that disregard true scientific inquiry, often with devastating effects. It’s essential that we re-embrace the core principles of curiosity and critical thinking, ensuring that genuine discovery can flourish once again in the pursuit of knowledge and safety for all.
We are living in a system where:
- Scientists provide free labor for massive corporate publishers.
- Corporations own the results, gatekeeping knowledge behind paywalls.
- Everyday policies from the food we eat to the medicines we are prescribed are based on research funneled through this profit-first filter.
What many people, including scientists, may not realize is that Robert Maxwell (father of Ghislaine Maxwell and friend of Jeffrey Epstein) perfected a parasitic model decades ago. He understood that by controlling academic journals, you control the “truth” that lawmakers and the public depend on, shaping opinions and driving agendas for personal benefit instead of genuine scientific research. This manipulation goes beyond just publications; it affects funding, favors certain studies, and can even hide important findings that could challenge the existing norms.
We need to address the harmful impact of the “Magic Money Tree” on science and how it influences our lives by hiding important truths under financial interests that distort research results. This flawed system questions the reliability of scientific studies and misleads the public on crucial issues. By promoting stories that favor powerful financial backers, we allow important alternative views to be ignored. It’s essential to examine how these financial motives shape the information we receive and to push for a more open discussion that values diverse perspectives and bold ideas.
👉 Read the full investigation on my Substack
Science Unfiltered: Keeping Truth Accessible
Independent Work Requires Independent Support
As a scientist who has moved outside the traditional establishment to escape the “Maxwell Blueprint” and the corruption of mainstream publishing, my research is now driven by truth—not gatekeepers. I have made it my mission to keep this work public and accessible to everyone, but being a truly independent voice means I no longer have the safety net of the system I left behind.
Currently, this project relies on a tiny, dedicated fraction of its readers. If you believe that rigorous, honest science should exist in a world that would prefer it stayed hidden, I am asking you to stand with me.
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Another great article by @[email protected] on the current #SciencePublishing system. Don't publish with for-profit publishers like Elsevier, Springer Nature, et al. It's really simple. There are so many cool #PlantScience society journals. #SciPub See also: bsky.app/profile/soms...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c4ovrfqv6g2kwzgdkiibwrj3/post/3k52ufjtsf22z
The one science reform we can ... -
Reformation of Science Publishing: The Stockholm Declaration
Full declaration: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.251805
Video: https://sciii-it.org/stockholm-declaration/
Sign the Declaration: https://sciii-it.org/stockholm-declaration/#cosign🧪 #AcademicsSky #SciencePublishing #ScienceIntegrity @royalsociety.org
@royalsocietypublishing.org @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social #RoyalSwedishAcademyOfSciences -
39.95€ for a 9 pages long 51 year old computer science paper (Finkel on Quad Trees, 1974).
WHAT A GREAT DEAL.
This is why Alexandra Elbakyan should win a Nobel or a Saviour of Mankind medal or something.
More on that here:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Elbakyan.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_library.
#alexandraelbakyan #elbakyan #sciencepublishing #scihub #shadowlibraries #shadowlibrary
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Fuck you, #sciencedirect! You know what you did.
#science #publishing #sciencepublishing #wasteoftime #paywalls suck, even when you pay!
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In many ways this is a wasted opportunity and also a colossal loss of funds that could have been put to support far better models of #sciencepublishing #openresearch #DiamondOpenAccessPublishing cut APC costs and wean people away from commercial scientific publishers...
#openscience#India takes out giant nationwide subscription to 13,000 journals | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/india-takes-out-giant-nationwide-subscription-13-000-journals
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Warum wir den Hirsch-Index (#HIndex) für die vergleichende #Evaluation von Publikationsleistungen nicht mitberücksichtigen – und noch einiges mehr zu den Hintergründen unserer Publikationsvergleiche: https://www.laborjournal.de/editorials/2990.php #Bibliometrics #SciencePublishing #Citations
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"There is already a rapidly accelerating race taking place between paper mills using ever more complex AI to produce fake papers at scale and publishers employing ever more sophisticated AI technology to detect issues."
#PaperMills #AcademicPublishing #ScienceFraud #F1000Research #TaylorAndFrancis #AI #AIinScience #ImpactOfSocialSciences #SabinaAlam #RebeccaLawrence #FakeScience #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity #AIArmsRace #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing
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Are technicians in your lab included as authors on papers?
Fill out our poll below, see
@Zjayres's discussion (https://twitter.com/ZJAyres/status/1597870454408368129), and see our list of authorship resources (https://ukrio.org/research-integrity-resources/authorship/).#ResearchCulture #AcademicChatter #PublicationEthics #Authorship #ScienceMastodon #LabTechs #Technicians #Poll #LabWork #ScholComm #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing
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Are technicians in your lab included as authors on papers?
Fill out our poll below, see
@Zjayres's discussion (https://twitter.com/ZJAyres/status/1597870454408368129), and see our list of authorship resources (https://ukrio.org/research-integrity-resources/authorship/).#ResearchCulture #AcademicChatter #PublicationEthics #Authorship #ScienceMastodon #LabTechs #Technicians #Poll #LabWork #ScholComm #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing
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Are technicians in your lab included as authors on papers?
Fill out our poll below, see
@Zjayres's discussion (https://twitter.com/ZJAyres/status/1597870454408368129), and see our list of authorship resources (https://ukrio.org/research-integrity-resources/authorship/).#ResearchCulture #AcademicChatter #PublicationEthics #Authorship #ScienceMastodon #LabTechs #Technicians #Poll #LabWork #ScholComm #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing
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Are technicians in your lab included as authors on papers?
Fill out our poll below, see
@Zjayres's discussion (https://twitter.com/ZJAyres/status/1597870454408368129), and see our list of authorship resources (https://ukrio.org/research-integrity-resources/authorship/).#ResearchCulture #AcademicChatter #PublicationEthics #Authorship #ScienceMastodon #LabTechs #Technicians #Poll #LabWork #ScholComm #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing
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Are technicians in your lab included as authors on papers?
Fill out our poll below, see
@Zjayres's discussion (https://twitter.com/ZJAyres/status/1597870454408368129), and see our list of authorship resources (https://ukrio.org/research-integrity-resources/authorship/).#ResearchCulture #AcademicChatter #PublicationEthics #Authorship #ScienceMastodon #LabTechs #Technicians #Poll #LabWork #ScholComm #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing
