From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 11:49:19 -0600 And perhaps this is a good example of why authors might be concerned about how their writing is translated--a right they do not have when they use a CC BY license? Sandy Thatcher > From: "Pikas, Christina K." <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 01:30:21 +0000 > > Seems like a lot of people are making hasty judgments based only on a > word, most definitely an unfortunate choice, in the abstract and not > on the science in the paper. > > A marine biologist whom I respect believes the article should not have > been retracted: > > http://www.southernfriedscience.com/this-paper-should-not-have-been-retracted-handofgod-highlights-the-worst-aspects-of-science-twitter/ > > "The authors responded to PLOS's decision and revealed that, far from > an attempt to insert creationism into the scientific literature, their > references to a Creator were simply the result of translating a > Chinese idiom into English, and that, in a more literal sense, the > idiom meant "nature as guided by natural processes like selection". In > that light, I'm in 100% agreement with Dr24Hours: The "Creator" paper, > Post-pub Peer Review, and Racism Among Scientists." > > It definitely is not a good basis to judge an entire publishing > paradigm on. Further, PLoS One's JIF varies a lot from year to year > which says more about the JIF than it does about mega journals in my > opinion (for what that's worth!) > > Christina > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 15:31:34 +0000 > > Does this situation reflect a problem with OA megajournals generally, > or a problem with PLOS One in particular? And actually, does it > reflect a serious problem with PLOS One, or does it represent an > anomalous poor decision on the part of PLOS One? How does PLOS One's > batting average with regard to problems like this stack up to the > industry average? > > In order to accept this as evidence of either the inferiority of > megajournals in general or of PLOS One itself, I would need much more > data than the anecdote below. > > --- > Rick Anderson > Assoc. Dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication Marriott > Library, University of Utah [log in to unmask]