[Taxacom] Fwd: Zootaxa taken off of JCR

[Carlos Alberto Martínez Muñoz]

Dear Taxacomers,
I don't care about the JIF or about Zootaxa not getting it anymore. The JIF
is unscientific as it is based on a logical fallacy. By not getting it,
Zootaxa has been released from its chains, even if unwillingly. All the
whining for having those chains back is unscientific as well, and it
evidences how poorly prepared our community is in some topics of logic and
scientific methodology. Moreover, with so many free-to-publish and
free-to-read platinum open access journals out there, every page published
in a paywalled journal is a disservice to Taxonomy. This is 2020. We have
the means to be better and to do better.
Beyond that, I will not sign an "I support Zootaxa" letter but I would
sign a neutral statement such as "We have reviewed for Zootaxa and we state
that no misconduct related to journal self-citations has been suggested or
demanded from us...". I have never published in Zootaxa, while I have
written three manuscript reviews (about 25 pages) within the last six
months. So, if you think that a "no journal self-citation misconduct"
neutral statement signed by reviewers can be of any use in getting Zootaxa
back to the IF fallacy, you can count with my signature.
Kind regards,
Carlos

Carlos A. Martínez Muñoz
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit
FI-20014 University of Turku
Finland
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