Joel Pick
@joelpick.bsky.social
Evolutionary ecologist and open science advocate. Interested in social evolution, population dynamics, statistics, and open science. Parent x2. Incompetent but enthusiastic naturalist
Reposted by Joel Pick
What expert editors do is they assess information and critically discard* bad information. They can get it wrong, sure. But they're a hell of a lot better than the average take on a scientific study. Their value proposition is clear, and we need journals.
They should just be non-profit.
7.5/n
They should just be non-profit.
7.5/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
What expert editors do is they assess information and critically discard* bad information. They can get it wrong, sure. But they're a hell of a lot better than the average take on a scientific study. Their value proposition is clear, and we need journals.
They should just be non-profit.
7.5/n
They should just be non-profit.
7.5/n
Reposted by Joel Pick
The one thing journals can do to add to scientific conversation is to provide expert assessment. I'm really not sure when AI will be able to meaninfully contribute to that conversation. It sure ain't now, and intrinsic limits of how we train AI, and what we train it on, make me skeptical.
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7.4/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The one thing journals can do to add to scientific conversation is to provide expert assessment. I'm really not sure when AI will be able to meaninfully contribute to that conversation. It sure ain't now, and intrinsic limits of how we train AI, and what we train it on, make me skeptical.
7.4/n
7.4/n
Reposted by Joel Pick
But let's make sure those journals are owned by and serve the interests of the scientific community and funding bodies paying for the research.
One thing AI can do is copyediting. If @openrxiv.bsky.social added a glossy PDF generator, journals are left with one job: quality control.
7.3/n
One thing AI can do is copyediting. If @openrxiv.bsky.social added a glossy PDF generator, journals are left with one job: quality control.
7.3/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
But let's make sure those journals are owned by and serve the interests of the scientific community and funding bodies paying for the research.
One thing AI can do is copyediting. If @openrxiv.bsky.social added a glossy PDF generator, journals are left with one job: quality control.
7.3/n
One thing AI can do is copyediting. If @openrxiv.bsky.social added a glossy PDF generator, journals are left with one job: quality control.
7.3/n
Reposted by Joel Pick
We authors all have nuanced views on this topic.
A tangent: journals DO add value to the system. But there is absolutely no reason that for-profit journals should exist. You can already pay EiCs $500k salaries at non-profits. Why would we allow journals to skim even more off the top?
7.1/n
A tangent: journals DO add value to the system. But there is absolutely no reason that for-profit journals should exist. You can already pay EiCs $500k salaries at non-profits. Why would we allow journals to skim even more off the top?
7.1/n
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We authors all have nuanced views on this topic.
A tangent: journals DO add value to the system. But there is absolutely no reason that for-profit journals should exist. You can already pay EiCs $500k salaries at non-profits. Why would we allow journals to skim even more off the top?
7.1/n
A tangent: journals DO add value to the system. But there is absolutely no reason that for-profit journals should exist. You can already pay EiCs $500k salaries at non-profits. Why would we allow journals to skim even more off the top?
7.1/n