In a revealing conversation, Andrea Taylor, a biological anthropologist and former co-editor of the Journal of Human Evolution, joins Ivan Oransky, distinguished journalist and co-founder of Retraction Watch. They delve into the troubling wave of editor resignations in scientific publishing, driven by ethical dilemmas and financial pressures from publishers. The duo discusses the impact on editorial quality, the challenges of balancing quantity over quality in research papers, and what the future may hold for credibility in scientific literature.
