[GOAL] Re: Need for a new beginning

[Éric Archambault]

Hi List

I’d like to steer this debate away from individuals and bring it back to the questions that need to be addressed in a fairly urgent manner. Though I personally don’t agree with many if not most positions that Jeffrey has taken over the years on different subjects, and many list members here disagree with them with their gut, please bear in mind that Jeffrey is under nearly continuous attack, except from the masses turning to his list and increasingly calling “predatory” what Jeffrey calls “questionable”. I think it’s difficult to show one’s best side under these circumstances. Jeffrey has put a lot of effort into this list, and there is no doubt that some journal editors have deceptive practices, so kudos to him for alerting the community. His list has a lot of traction, and Jeffrey cannot be ignored. I hope that if we stop harassing him he will help with his in-depth knowledge, and himself agree that this is no longer a piece of work that can be done by one person alone.

I’m re-loading the question on a new thread, I really hope to get contributions: we need to navigate with robust instruments, not only with personal opinions, however well intentioned. I know many people will disagree with me here, and you are free to say so – but please do it on this thread, not on the reloaded one.

Eric
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