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🎯 Target Audience
This content would be most helpful to those who write and research academic journals.
📋 Topics Covered
1. The exploitative nature of academic publishing,
2. The role of prestige in perpetuating the system, and
3. The impacts on stakeholders and scientific progress.
⌚️ Helpful Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Why Taxpayers Support Exploitative Publishing
02:31 - Government Resistance to Reform
03:49 - Why Researchers and Universities Perpetuate the System
06:39 - The Root of the Problem: Prestige and Perceived Quality
07:56 - Impacts on Stakeholders and Scientific Progress
09:52 - Hopes to Align Incentives with Science Advancement
💃🏽 Call to Action
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🎙️ About the Host
Dr. Rosa promotes equity in science education, challenging traditional norms and oppressive systems. She leads several organizations focused on empowering diverse educators and driving systemic improvements. Here, and through these organizations, she aims to foster a community of supportive educators who will transform science education and research.
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Academics and the prestige trap 🎓