In lieu of regular journal club - we’ll have a group discussion of ideas for reading scientific papers, problems with the peer review system, and the emerging problem of fake/predatory scientific journals. In preparation, suggest everyone look at these three Science and Nature articles:
How to (seriously) read a scientific paper. Elisabeth Pain Science, March 2016
http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/03/how-seriously-read-scientific-paper
Peer Review: Close Inspection Quirin Schiermeier, Nature, May 2016
https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v533/n7602/full/nj7602-279a.html
Investigating Journals: the dark side of publishing Decian Butler Nature 2013
https://www.nature.com/news/investigating-journals-the-dark-side-of-publishing-1.12666
If you’re interested in efforts to punk predatory journals, you might also enjoy:
Alan Burdick Paging Dr. Fraud: The fake publishers that are ruining science. New Yorker, March 2017
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/paging-dr-fraud-the-fake-publishers-that-are-ruining-science