Yes both can happen but it is not advisable to submit a good MS for publication in a bad journal because there is no way of ascertaining in which form it will be actually published. In many cases even proofs are not sent!
Yes. such instances do happen. Usually, some bad papers that end up in renowned or top journals while good theories also end up in less famous journals. Many members of the editorial boards and reviewers of some new but rigorous journals which may not be famous when judged with the IF and the other matrixes publish in their quality theories and findings in these journals to keep them alive and active. I think it is not misplaced. It should be perfect examples to the young and new journals to stick to quality. It is NOT only top journals that should demand quality. New but rigorous journals that are NOT PREDATORY demands quality papers as well to nurture their growth and stir up healthy competition with the traditionally accepted top journals. Then, how do we sustain competition and quality in the research papers from all global journals? How do we put the top journals on their toes so that they would not sometimes compromise and let seemingly bad papers off the hook from their outfit based on one-time reckless review process? Best regards
Thank you so much dear Prof. Dickson for your wonderful contribution and your useful suggestion. Frankly, I enjoyed reading what you wrote. Recommended dear Prof. Dickson.
It is impossible that trusted and indexed journals publishing "bad" paper, never, but in case of the so called predatory journals are publishing everything regardless paper quality, just pay and every thing will be OK!!.
Really my colleague, we are an academic researcher and representing our universities or research centers so we all have to follow high standard ethics level, How? by conducting a tough papers under respected supervisors, well selecting a trusted journal(s) base on the most trusted site like the attached one, and avoid plagiarism, and let our logo "No Pain.. No Gain" to get glorious achievement.
I do not agree with what is stated in the first part of the question, as a distinguished magazine and publisher can not reduce their evaluation in all cases. While agreed with the article in the second part, as an unknown publisher publishes distinct research and studies.
This is very true in today's perspective as most of the journal are charging for the publication. So, a researcher from less developed nations always suffer to publish his paper in high impact factor journal.
Science History, among other histories/stories, repeatedly shows that a true revolutionary theory, by its own nature, is quite controversial and instantly-understood by a few people – if any. Then, no wonder that well-established – and, too financial-risk-aversion-minded – publishers are tempted at all by deviating from a “business-as-usual” policy. Further, the foregoing fact is not only peculiar of the scientific world: it also happens in the artistic one. Indeed, Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” publishing, as well as that of Wagner’s music, is a classic paradigm of the above safe behavior – as practiced by supposedly promoters of scientific progress and art diffusion. In this regard, I recommend to you the following illuminating sources:
Kuhn, T.S., "Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912", The University of Chicago Press, 1978.
Kuhn, T.S., "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", Second Edition, The University of Chicago Press, 1970.
Scott, M.M., “Beethoven”, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1977.
Wagner, R., “My Life”, Vol. I and II, Authorized Translation from the German Original, Dodd, Mead and Co., 1911.
“Mistakes… Mistakes…You yourselves are one great mistake! I have to keep my copyist and myself perpetually on the rush if I am to prevent my published work from consisting wholly of mistakes”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
“Ah, it’s a pretty trade we’re in! I’m writing piano pieces for four hands. Why do I do it? You ask… How in hell should I know it, my poor d’Estaleuse! It’s stupidity, of course: my publisher won’t even take them. One will be too long… never too short, you’ll observe; another too difficult… never too easy; and, none of them ‘practical’!”
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
“In former times no publisher or conductor would even go to the trouble of reading my music. Now that I am a famous and terrifying music critic, they are all eager to publish and play it. They still don’t bother to read it”