133: Manuscript submission fees

Some journals use nominal manuscript submission fees to discourage frivolous submissions. However, it has been suggested that increasing submission fees could reduce article processing charges. Dan and James discuss this proposal, along with the recently released code of conduct for scientific integrity from the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. James’ Atlantic piece (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/06/microchipped-vaccines-15-minute-investigation/619081/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=2021-06-03T12%3A00%3A56&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_campaign=the-atlantic) Submission fees for mansucripts The scholarly kitchen blog post (https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/09/20/plan-t-scrap-apcs-and-fund-open-access-with-submission-fees/) We have a new partner: Paperpile! (http://paperpile.com/) Our PeerJ episode (https://everythinghertz.com/48) with Jason Hoyt The code of conduct (https://zenodo.org/record/4707560#.YLzReTaA4-Q) for scientific integrity from the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences Everything Hertz on social media - Dan on twitter (https://www.twitter.com/dsquintana) - James on twitter (https://www.twitter.com/jamesheathers) - Everything Hertz on twitter (https://www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast) - Everything Hertz on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/hertzpodcast) and get bonus stuff! $1 per month: A 20% discount on Everything Hertz merchandise, a monthly newsletter, access to the occasional bonus episode, and the the warm feeling you're supporting the show $5 per month or more: All the stuff you get in the one dollar tier PLUS a bonus episode every month Music credits Our outro music is by Lee Rosevere (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/) Episode citation Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2021, June 7) "133: Manuscript submission fees", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/5MAQN