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  1. 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.

    How you can fuel this independent research:

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  2. 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.

    How you can fuel this independent research:

    Make a one-time donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate

    Make a monthly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate monthly

    Make a yearly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate yearly

    👉 Be the Algorithm: Share my articles. When you share, you help bypass the systems designed to keep this information out of sight.

  3. 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.

    How you can fuel this independent research:

    Make a one-time donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate

    Make a monthly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate monthly

    Make a yearly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate yearly

    👉 Be the Algorithm: Share my articles. When you share, you help bypass the systems designed to keep this information out of sight.

  4. 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.

    How you can fuel this independent research:

    Make a one-time donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate

    Make a monthly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate monthly

    Make a yearly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate yearly

    👉 Be the Algorithm: Share my articles. When you share, you help bypass the systems designed to keep this information out of sight.

  5. 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.

    How you can fuel this independent research:

    Make a one-time donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate

    Make a monthly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate monthly

    Make a yearly donation

    Your contribution is appreciated.

    Donate yearly

    👉 Be the Algorithm: Share my articles. When you share, you help bypass the systems designed to keep this information out of sight.

  6. Elbakyan is an unabashed utopian. “Science should belong to scientists and not the publishers,” she told me in an email. In a letter to the court, she cited Article 27 of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, asserting the right “to share in scientific advancement and its benefits”.

    Whatever the fate of Sci-Hub, it seems that frustration with the current system is growing. But history shows that betting against science publishers is a risky move. After all, back in 1988, Maxwell predicted that in the future there would only be a handful of immensely powerful publishing companies left, and that they would ply their trade in an electronic age with no printing costs, leading to almost “pure profit”. That sounds a lot like the world we live in now.

    theguardian.com/science/2017/j

    #Scihub #SciencePublishing

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. We talk about "scientific breakthroughs" as "new discoveries that open up new directions. Certainly that is what the awards are given for. But awards are given post-hoc (30 years later), after we know which discoveries opened up those spaces. It's much harder to see them in the moment.

    I wonder how many big award prizes are given for GlamourMag papers and how many were published in minor journals like Brain Research (as O'Keefe and Dostrovsky 1971 was).

    I suspect that the successful GlamourMag publications are by the __last__ person to close a long story, after we understand what we're looking for, how to look for it, and what controls to do, not the __first__ person to open the story, which is usually confusing, noisy, and not at all convincing.

    #sciencePublishing

  10. 💬 “It felt more like a collaboration than an exam.”

    Victor, Alexandra & Katerina share what it was like publishing their work through eLife’s PRC model, and how it helped them focus on what was possible rather than what was out of reach. #AcademicChatter #OpenScience #ScolComm #SciencePublishing
    elifesciences.org/inside-elife

  11. ...and with that, the editor, who is an active scientist, has also read and analysed the paper, and makes his job of gathering the reviewers points and telling us what he recommends in terms of changes.

    Related: This journal is still the property of a learned society, although it's managed by a for-profit publishing company (one which is historically not altogether innocent of the flaws of our #sciencePublishing system)

    2/2

  12. Periodic reminder: spend some time coming up with a generic figure template that shows sizes of commonly used items, eg, label sizes, expected sizes of bands on gels, micrographs and scale bars, fonts, also handy to include common overall sizes.

    This figure template is based on MBOC guidelines a few years back.

    I've also added the molecular weights of the ladder we commonly use for western blots.

    #SciencePublishing #Science #SceinceWriting

  13. @eLife

    I've been through this "consultation" sequence several times. In my experience, it is useless and a waste. Particularly since the whole point of #eLife is post-publication review (the paper is already out in a preprint by definition using the eLife system).

    For post-publication peer-review, there is no issue about being slow. Slow is fine. The paper is already available.

    Since the authors decide when the paper is "in its final form", there is no issue about suggestions for extra work.

    #eLife needs to stand by their decision to do post-publication peer review. They are not a "gate-keeping journal". That's fine. (It's actually good for the role they are playing.)

    #peerReview #sciencePublishing

  14. @GeePawHill

    Yes, very much so. --- Finding the right balance between citing everything and readability is tricky. For my two (semi)-popular books (Mind Within the Brain [Oxford], Changing How We Choose [MIT Press]), I was able to convince them to let me use a double-step citation process.

    What I did was to provide either rare notes through the text (Oxford ~ 1-2 superscript numbers per paragraph) or page number links (MIT Press) that then included author-year citations in the endnote, linking to a full bibliography at the end. So there weren't a lot of notes in the main text, but all of the cites were still there. On the other hand, in order to find the citation, you have to take two steps (to the endnotes and then to the bibliography).

    This worked well, but required me to do the major (semi-final) write of the book in LaTeX because I needed to actually program the citation manager myself. (Easy to do in BibTex, really hard in modern systems.)

    It was also a major negotiation in both cases that required me standing up for citation and readability.

    May be useful for other people writing #books . #SciencePublishing

  15. 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 science.org/content/article/in

  16. The #Indian government's One Nation One Subscription #ONOS plan fails to address the problems of scholarly publishing and represents a half-baked plan at best. Also does nothing to get rid of the evils of commercial #sciencepublishing. Edit in The Hindu:
    thehindu.com/opinion/editorial

  17. As a #MedicalEditor helping #physician-#researchers refine their writing so #MedicalJournals will want to #publish their #articles, I'm frustrated by how people mess with #science. @RetractionWatch reports on ways #SciencePublishing is now fudging the truth: tinyurl.com/y8mpaanb #AmEditing

  18. #PeerReview doesn't work well. What to do? Experimental psychologist Adam Mastroianni will make you think: "The Rise and Fall of Peer Review," at tinyurl.com/43ztuue3, & "Good Ideas Don't Need Bayonets," at tinyurl.com/mprms5v6 . #AmEditing #SciencePublishing #MedicalPublishing

  19. So with 95 responses, the overwhelming response is that only one peer reviewed journal is allowed. But it's about 50/50 saying whether you can do multiple preprint servers.

    (For completeness, 8% said multiple journals OK, and 1% said preprint or journal, not both).

    #Preprints #SciencePublishing #AcademicChatter #Science

  20. Curious what the community thinks...

    Is it OK to release the same manuscript / paper to multiple preprint servers? (Presumably because different communities look for preprints in different places.)

    I was always taught that it was not kosher to publish the same paper in multiple journals (that's "double dipping" and self-plagiarism). But most people release papers to a preprint server AND publish the same paper subsequently in a peer-reviewed journal.

    Note: we can assume, for the sake of discussion, that this will only be one line on a CV. (In the same way that people say "... in journal X... also available as a preprint at ...", people can say "... in journal X... also available as a preprint at ... and at ...")

    Thoughts?
    Please boost for discussion.

    #Preprints #SciencePublishing #AcademicChatter #Science

  21. From a Wash Post article on evidence humans were in N. America earlier than previously thought. I myself have a mixed-feelings middle-ground view on peer review, but I'm in a very different field.

    "The peer-review process is designed to help validate scientific claims, but Lowery argues that in archaeology it often leads to a circle-the-wagon mentality, allowing scientists to wave away evidence that doesn’t support the dominant paradigm. He says he isn’t seeking formal publishing routes because “life’s too short,” comparing this aspect of academic science to “the dumbest game I’ve ever played.”"

    #metascience #peerreview #science #archaeology #reproducibility #replication #sciencepublishing

    washingtonpost.com/science/202

  22. Warum wir den Hirsch-Index (#HIndex) für die vergleichende #Evaluation von Publikationsleistungen nicht mitberücksichtigen – und noch einiges mehr zu den Hintergründen unserer Publikationsvergleiche: laborjournal.de/editorials/299 #Bibliometrics #SciencePublishing #Citations

  23. 📢 We are very excited to open registration for the 17th EASE Conference!

    The event will be held at Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Turkey and online from 1-3 June 2023, on the theme of ‘Quality Scientific Publishing’.

    See our website for full details!

    ease.org.uk/ease-events/17th-e
    #Conference2023 #EASEevents #Turkey #Istanbul #SciencePublishing #JournalPublishing #JournalEditing #PeerReview