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Mencjusz

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Lecturer, Institute of International Relations at The University of the West Indies.

Expertise: International and National #security

My #academic background allows me to understand the complex nature of human relations while #nomadic life illuminates its dynamism and #diversity.

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Mencjusz , to academicchatter
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became a turd that you can't flush down the toilet and keeps farting toxic gasses all over the place. Worst still, "we" keep playing the game, pretending that everything is fine and cheerily announcing another publication in a meaningless rat race of factors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKiBlGDfRU8

@academicchatter

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"Monopolist publisher objects to free dissemination of science funded through a tax evasion scheme"

It doesn't get much wilder than this I fear.

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https://www.science.org/content/article/bold-bid-avoid-open-access-fees-gates-foundation-says-grantees-must-post-preprints

Mencjusz ,
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@koen_hufkens @academicchatter literally, everything is wrong with the current publishing market:

  • obsession with impact factor and other factors,
  • unpaid peer reviewers,
  • paywall to access articles,
  • the quality of peer reviewers,
  • aiming for rejection of manuscript (to boost factors) instead of improving for publication,
  • open access black market that everybody uses.
Mencjusz , to academicchatter
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A year ago, I co-organized a on the way forward regarding the repatriation of nationals from

https://youtu.be/bVqcWR3nvqY?si=RoV8W9axfp0lfO35

Not many things have changed since Feb. 2023. Therefore, upcoming February 20th, I am organizing another webinar Homeward Bound: Navigating and of Returnees from

Registration link:

https://sta-uwi-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KRCma3OdRyGi2zk0J3F4vw#/registration

@politicalscience @academicchatter @criminology

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@politicalscience @academicchatter @criminology

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Mencjusz , to academicchatter
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I am looking for calls this upcoming summer in

I will be grateful for suggestions in broadly defined

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Mencjusz OP ,
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@Andy8chi @academicchatter thank you for the suggestions!

Together with colleagues, we have data from three countries to present. So, anything might be a good opportunity.

koen_hufkens , to academicchatter
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On the of . Where scientists burn the candle at both ends, paying to read and publish their work, in what is the ultimate grift.

@academicchatter @pluralistic

https://khufkens.com/posts/enshitification-of-academic-publishing/

Mencjusz ,
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@koen_hufkens @academicchatter @pluralistic and what "we" are doing to change it?

Recently, I got a request from the journal of the big publisher to review a paper. I requested 4$ USD for service.

No response.

Small actions matter.

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Indian court confirms end of special status for Kashmir

The Supreme Court has ordered the region to hold local elections by the end of September 2024.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/11/indias-top-court-upholds-end-of-special-status-for-kashmir?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop

Mencjusz ,
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@academicchatter

Another war upcoming?

Russia-Ukraine
Isreal-Palestine
The tense situation between Venezuela-Guyana
India-Pakistan?

People start too hastily nowadays.

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Just being a newbie in writing for academic journals, how bad is it if reviewer 1 is like "great idea, well written, but x,y,z need some more attention", reviewer 3 is like "nice work, interesting points, though I miss a,b" and reviewer 2 is like "I thought this would be good but it's meh, you're too far from this journal's standard and why would this be novel cuz don't see it." ? @phdlife @academicchatter

Oh yeah. I have a 10k word count limit, already at 9993.

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@Marrekoo @phdlife @academicchatter
Never implement everything that reviewers want you to change. For starters, it's not possible. Secondly, it is usually the personal views of the reviewers. You send the modified article to another set of 3 reviewers, they might even suggest things that you removed after the first set of reviewers. Hence, thirdly, implement only those things that improve the work. Counter others in the response to the editor.

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