48: Breaking up with the impact factor (with Jason Hoyt) - a podcast by Dan Quintana

Dan and James are joined by Jason Hoyt, who is the CEO and co-founder of PeerJ, an open access journal for the biological and medical sciences.
Here's some of what they cover:PeerJ’s model and how it got started
What goes into running a journalImpact factors vs. low-cost publishing
When the journal user experience is too goodGetting a quick reviewer turnaround
The need scientists to change their practices (not publishers)PeerJ’s membership model
Glamour journalsFuture plans for PeerJ
Predatory journalsResearchers don’t want cheap journals, only impact factors
Links- PeerJ: https://peerj.com
- The Phoenix project: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business-ebook/dp/B00AZRBLHO- The Goal: https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement-ebook/dp/B002LHRM2O/ref=pdsim3512?encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EMTE1M9W2XW5Q24X4GE8
Music credits: Lee Rosevere freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/ Special Guest: Jason Hoyt.

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