[emil-lp]

> IMO, academics that do this are not very competent, because ...

Where's the cry-laugh emoji when I need it.

Of course academics check where stuff is published. Please...

There are still real journals put there, although you might not know which is which.

[D-Machine]

Ah, look, another smug sneer that ignores the evidence I presented, and makes another circular argument (i.e. that because academics look at rep, this is justified, even though I provided evidence disputing this).

I know what journals are better / not. But reputation only is helpful in letting you ignore trash journals, once you are out of trash land, rep is just not a very meaningful factor, and you have to focus on methodology and substance.

[emil-lp]

Where's the evidence you presented?

What are some higher-profile journals that are in fact less trustworthy in many ways?

[D-Machine]

I literally said it was posted in this thread, and a quick Ctrl+F of my username on this page would have found you it in a half second: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249236