British journals in my area of expertise do not conduct peer review processes! Articles are based on stolen and copied knowledge published in the name of people that have not researched the subject at all! Does the phenomenon have anything to do with the tendency of British culture to misappropriate the treasures of other cultures or does the British Academy fulfil its scientific role in this way (and we all have to reluctantly accept its hubris)?
Could you please be more specific about which British journals you mean? In any case, you cannot mean the journals of the Royal Astronomical Society, which meet the highest scientific standards and enjoy a high reputation. The British Academy publishes only two journals besides the "Biographical Memoirs" (https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/read-watch-listen/). How do you know that they do not have a review process, contrary to their own description (e.g. https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/journal-british-academy/submit/). And do you want to claim that all papers published there "are based on stolen and copied knowledge published in the name of people that have not researched the subject at all"?
Thank you Wolfgang R. Dick for your answer. Much appreciated! Following your comment I added "in my area of expertise". I am talking about quite few articles and journals, based on my own experience. Obviously, I have not read or reviewed all the articles. I know about similar cases of plagiarism carried out by academics in the UK.
Certainly doesn't apply to any of the journals published by the Royal Society, for sure.
Thank you Mike O'Brien for your comment. If Taylor&Francis and Routledge do, it is not certain that Royal Society does not. We need to be suspicious, cautious, and to have our finger on the pulse. There are too many overconfident brats (with PhD!) who manipulate the journals/ publications.
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