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[โ€“] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

They can do that without a publisher though. My partner reviews papers all the time, and she would continue to do so even if this ridiculous ponzi scheme didn't exist.

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 months ago

it's not as if peer review is some exclusive thing for scientific papers anyways, any open source technology has it as a matter of course (provided it's reasonably popular).

Just look at 3d printers, that technology is almost entirely created by hobbyists who just looked at each others' work, shared what they think works and doesn't work, and make improvements based on that.