I've observed that MDPI sends out an awful lot of emails marketing Publons to me as a peer reviewer. I think they are not the only publisher to do so. It seems to me that Clarivate/Publons is an indirect competitor to MDPI. How is Clarivate getting MDPI to market for them?
asked Mar 7, 2021 at 6:19
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2I am not sure whether it really is Clarivate that tries to market its Publons via MDPI. My guess would be different. I could imagine that MDPI tries to strategically put off its image as a non-serious publisher by displaying itself as a peer review-cherishing entity. And this commitment may seem more credible when MDPI embraces Publons so ostentatiously.– anpamiCommented Mar 7, 2021 at 11:05
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I am not sure if there is a point in trying to understand the e-mail activities of MDPI. They send an awful amount of e-mails dealing with all kinds of things, and I cannot see any strategy behind it that makes sense.– SnijderfreyCommented Mar 7, 2021 at 18:03
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@anpami I do not see how association with the completely useless Publons benefits MDPI's reputation.– Anonymous PhysicistCommented Mar 7, 2021 at 21:25
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@AnonymousPhysicist How is Publons completely useless? I use it and recommend it to other postdocs because it helps me keep track of numbers of reviews and what journals, which is all part of the job hunting CV– JenBCommented Mar 8, 2021 at 0:04
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@JenB academia.stackexchange.com/questions/94309/… Opinions vary.– Anonymous PhysicistCommented Mar 8, 2021 at 1:57
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