Viljami Sairanen
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Viljami Sairanen
@viljamisairanen.bsky.social
Medical Physicist | PhD | Entrepreneur

Researching brain models (dMRI) at Baby Brain Activity Center of the University of Helsinki, https://www.babacenter.fi/

Department chief physicist in radiology at Hämeenlinna Central Hospital, Finland
Some publisher like Elsewier take this even further: they say that if you review 3 or more papers in a year, you will get this reward. I *bet* that most reviewers will get at th3 most 2 papers to review per year.
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Yes. Since there is no guarantee on getting the reduction and even less guarantee that reviewer could get a paper published in the same journal (or even publisher), this is not a reward but gambling (masked as a reward).
July 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
5) I might sound pessimistic but then again the publishers make a shitload of money by providing PDFs and are well known of abusing whatever they can for profit.

I'm just waiting for the microtransactions! Review one paper and you can use *bold font* in your next paper in our prestigious journal!
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
4) The journal can simply reject the paper or delay the review process until the 40% discount is no longer valid (12 to 18 months).

Sure, a few will manage to get this done so the word gets out that the 'deal is true'. The rest just got scammed.
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
3) Skip a good night's sleep and the 4th review gets done! Yay, did you win the game?

No! The *game* has just begun. Now you need to make a paper suited to this journal.

Guess what, it is the journal's decision wether they publish or not your work. Why would they publish with reduced fee? ...
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
2) They don't state if 2 reviews are enough. So you are tempted to do 3rd and 4th to secure the entry ticket for the actual game*. Enter December and all the normal hurdles of end of the year. Then an editor asks you for the fourth review. You really don't have time, but you are already hooked...
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
1) The journal selects reviewers. There is no reason for them to offer fourth reviews equally. Some *will* get it, likewise some might win in a lottery. Majority, however, never will. This is the same old shit with a new color to exploit scientists - but even worse! ...
May 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Welcome to the dark side! I like how that gets represented even in the gui coloring on the screens (assuming left is Matlab and right is Python)
May 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
One point on the opening lecture was that the number of members hasn't increased since 2017 but costs are rising and something has to change. And at the same time stuff like this doesn't get support? Seems weird.. Highlights was a true highlight. Sad it is gone.
May 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I've missed this discussion! How anyone could justify double space, I wonder?
April 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Miten ennen tutkimuksen aloittamista voisi edes olla varma, että tulokset ei jossain kohtaa saattaisi olla ristiriidassa turvallisuuspolitiikan (=mielipide) kanssa? Katkaistaanko rahoitus kesken ja kenen päätöksellä? Jäätävää, jos tuommoinen muutos menee läpi 🥶
February 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Tortinon rakenne koostuu lehtevästä pohjataikinasta, jonka päällä on rapeaksi paistunut marenkimainen ja makea kuorrute sekä kirpeä luumumarmeladi. Marmeladin määrällä voi säätää leivonnaisen happamuutta. Liikaa ei sovi laittaa, koska tällöin taikina ei jaksa nousta
December 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM