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Researchgate cut a deal with MDPI for "enhanced brand visibility" (cen.acs.org)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de to c/science@mander.xyz

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Not sure this fits in the community but I felt it is an important topic that needs visibility. Researchgate made a deal with MDPI to prefer some of their journals on the site over other publications or journals. It will likely be impossible to know if suggestions you see in the future are genuine or paid for by this deal.

MDPI made a post on their site about this https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/7051

I could not find an announcement on the Researchgate site so far. Possible enshittification of Researchgate up ahead?

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lmao. Man, I think I hurt someone's feelings when I turned down doing something on there with them, and I am glad I did. This helps that lingering guilt.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You mean MDPI or Researchgate?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

MDPI

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Dodged a bullet for sure.

[–] flyos@jlai.lu 1 points 8 months ago

Sure did, yes!