(January 2, 2017 at 7:47 pm)Tonus Wrote:(January 2, 2017 at 2:26 pm)AAA Wrote: You act as though all ideas are treated the same by scientific journals.
Why would they treat every idea the same? No one does that.
Quote:Like everything else, they put money first.
That's a pretty heavy accusation to make. Are you implying that they would suffer a loss of funds if they didn't reject legitimate science that came from certain people?
Quote:Do you ignore everything that isn't peer reviewed?
No. But peer review helps to keep scientists honest and is a way of cutting through bias and bad science in order to learn more. To avoid the system that is in place is to avoid having your work tested as thoroughly and honestly as it should be. That should make anyone suspicious.
I agree that they don't need to treat all ideas the same. But if you are aware that they don't, then you can't demand that I publish ideas in a scientific journal before you will consider them.
I'm confused by your second question. I do think that different topics lead to differential journal subscription rates, which leads to different profit.
And I agree that it is a way to keep scientists honest. They are not avoiding the system. They have published several articles, and peer-reviewed books as well.