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There is a growing consensus in academia within the life sciences domain that the current scientific
publishing system needs to change. This consensus has many causes: the high profit margins of big
publishers, the pervasive presence of predatory journals, the extremely high article processing charges
using open access as an excuse, the scarcity of reviewers, etc. However, it is quite common for early-career
researchers to accept the publish-or-perish culture and to pursue a first-author publication in a top-tier
journal claiming that this is the only way possible to play the game in academia and that no alternatives
exist when it comes to journal choices. Although the former may be true to a certain extent, the latter is
not. There are many alternatives and, importantly, making use of these alternatives is the way to begin to
make changes in the current system and to enable a transition to a healthier and sustainable academic
publishing system.
Where to Publish? is a database of journals within the life-science domain created to highlight three
main factors that, combined, represent an alternative to the current dominant publishing system: non-profit,
open access, and society-based journals. Where to Publish? is intended to generate awareness of the
existing diversity of journals with these three characteristics and to help researchers make informed
contrasted decisions about where to send their work and for whom they are willing to review or act as
editors. A change is possible and alternatives exist. Let's make it happen.
Got a review invitation from a for-profit journal, use the following text to decline it:
I thank you for your invitation. However, I need to decline it.
I have a strict personal policy to check the publishing guidelines of the publishers I receive review invitations from and to review only for non-profit or university-press journals whose revenues serve the community.
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