[Taxacom] Fwd: Zootaxa taken off of JCR

[Jean Mariaux]

Although I understand both sides of the argument I am certainly much
inclined to follow Carlos point of view.... the recent move should be seen
more as an opportunity than a major problem!
(I admit though that I may afford to say this 1) because I'm (much)
closer from the end than from the beginning of my career !).
Jean
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Le lun. 6 juil. 2020 à 16:19, Ivie, Michael via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> a écrit :

> Carlos, this issue has nothing to do with science or logic, it is purely
> the politics of academic advancement of scientists’ careers.  We have to
> support that, no matter how unscientific or illogical the mechanism (or
> even inappropriate) is.  I agree with your points, but not your conclusion.
> Mike
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> From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> on behalf of Carlos
> Alberto Martínez Muñoz via Taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 7:14 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Fwd: Zootaxa taken off of JCR
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> 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
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> Carlos A. Martínez Muñoz
> Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit
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