How can we fix the scientific community in America?

The way scientists are limited in the United States is very sad as well is the lack of accountability with their findings if they are incorrect.how could we change this and make the process easier and more streamlined without restrictions ?

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helenS · 36-40, F

The peer review system is quite reliable. Each paper is checked by experts in the field, prior to publication. It's not easy for crackpots to get a paper accepted.

Master5dad

Yes but it takes a very long time and hardly anyone goes back to them after the initial findings are put to the public unless it's a topic of popular interest.@helenS

helenS · 36-40, F

@Master5dad Typically it takes three months, and one or two revisions. The number of citations of a paper varies greatly.

Master5dad

Would it help if we made it to where it's not published to the public until after it's been peer reviewed @helenS

helenS · 36-40, F

@Master5dad I think that's the usual way it is. A scientist who talks to the public before his paper is accepted - that's dishonest. I don't think his community would accept that.

Master5dad

I don't know much past a certain part but seem to have faith in the current system but is there nothing we can do to improve it?@helenS

helenS · 36-40, F

@Master5dad I really have no idea what to improve. Being a member of a scientific community is pretty tough. You have to be the best. I left science because it was too hard for me.

Master5dad

Wow that sounds very brutal and competitive but I guess what you want is the absolute best @helenS

SW-User

@helenS Yeah, it's brutal, I don't know if a lot of people know what it takes to be a professor.

helenS · 36-40, F

@SW-User The whole thing starts getting really brutal once you've become a postdoc. Dog eat dog.

SW-User

@helenS My father is professor emeritus of biology and I saw all this growing up, which is why I decided to work in industry instead. You have to really want it.