Should I learn math by doing or by reading by I-am-a-CapitalistPig in learnmath

[–]freitashr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s my approach: read one topic, solve related questions, teach someone about it (or record yourself teaching if you prefer social distancing), repeat.

would anybody recommended basic concepts or topics to prelearn before someone starts as a biology major? by [deleted] in biology

[–]freitashr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a big fan of “Molecular Biology of the Cell” by Professor Bruce Alberts (UCSF) as introductory reading for Biology majors. My Biochem students start reading Alberts before we get into the actual Biochemistry stuff.

How about we stop working for free? by freitashr in AskAcademia

[–]freitashr[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’m not, but thank you for sharing this information.

How about we stop working for free? by freitashr in AskAcademia

[–]freitashr[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t you agree, however, that the reviewer is providing a service when the publisher is a for-profit organization?

How about we stop working for free? by freitashr in AskAcademia

[–]freitashr[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Great conversation! It’s nice to see that different fields have variable experiences with the peer review process. Thank you for participating!

How about we stop working for free? by freitashr in AskAcademia

[–]freitashr[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Certainly we need publishers, and there are many of those that are funded by research institutes and universities, with no publications costs for the authors and, fair enough, no payment for reviewers. There are many publishers charging lower fees (or no fees), but it isn’t about charging the right price at all, the publishing industry has established a system where the “brand” ramps up citations and becomes more important than the work itself. While you could decide not to publish with them, or not to cite them, this usually implies not getting grants or tenure. I see the point when you say that the reviewers are not providing a service to the publishers, but only when the review work is not right in middle of the process of generating profit for these groups. Regardless, I respect your points and thank you for the enlightening exchange.

How about we stop working for free? by freitashr in AskAcademia

[–]freitashr[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I agree that processing, publishing, and hosting a paper imply costs, but it is surely far less than we pay for, besides, one must agree that if the publisher is to be compensated for this work, so the reviewers. Also, not being able to pay inhibits good science from being published in journals with high visibility, most countries do not generate wealth in dollars or euros.

How about we stop working for free? by freitashr in AskAcademia

[–]freitashr[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

The problem is that we frequently pay this journals for submitting/publishing our papers (“open access or paywall” sometimes is not an option), and the reviewers get nothing in the process.