Because if they were, why would they publish so often in predatory journals? See: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/german-scientists-frequently-publish-in-predatory-journals-64518?utm_campaign=TS_DAILY%20NEWSLETTER_2018&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64601974&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9o3zIKA79d8FjbilrrSlgxvZtC0dWq2En7cSAslGa66fUKyjDB3zhCea2MW1tpUWp9YXuu32lB1QkL_6n-0Cm8sJrtDw&_hsmi=64601974
Things that make you go "Hmmmmmm....". Maybe they are relying too much on their "Gut Reasoning" (see Gerd Gigerenzer's work on 'fast and fugal heuristics' and how they make a person 'smart'). NOTE: seems like a lot of this is going on around the world with an estimated 400,000 researchers engaging in the practice. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=52546 or send a blank email to leave-52546-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu