An amazingly satisfying continuation of the theses being developed, kudos being due to the author. The completed series will, I venture to guess,be a superbly cogent separate publication if the author decides on that route of distribution .
Thank you! That is honestly quite flattering of a comment. I really appreciate seeing people enjoy and valuing the work.
Honestly, when I first started this Substack my friend made a similar remark as to why I don't write for some mainstream publication like NYT or WSJ. One of the biggest things that Substack provides is more leeway in how I approach my papers.
I don't think any other outlet would allow me to post all of the Figures and Tables that I do. Whether due to some sort of copyright or plagiarism issue, or heck even the idea that many news outlets don't even bother to read the studies that they cover, I think I would be very limited in the way I would be able to write and publish. I think my remarks at the end certainly would not allow me to be published in any news outlet.
As for an actual scientific journal, I think similar rules would apply. I have not come across any literature reviews that allow people to use the figures from other studies; you're just expected to summarize the paper in one line (or even one phrase). Unfortunately it seems like the same issues occur in scientific journals where it's more important to include as many citations as possible whether or not they appear to be relevant.
I'm also concerned about possible gatekeeping. I'm doing this independently and I also don't have an MD or PhD and so I think attempting to get my work published in any scientific journal would be near impossible.
Maybe things may change down the line, but I'd rather post things directly to readers and engage in discourse in that manner rather than have to go through the other processes to do so.
You are wise and perspicacious; more power to you , as you strive to benefit all of us , and have already done so much good
An amazingly satisfying continuation of the theses being developed, kudos being due to the author. The completed series will, I venture to guess,be a superbly cogent separate publication if the author decides on that route of distribution .
Thank you! That is honestly quite flattering of a comment. I really appreciate seeing people enjoy and valuing the work.
Honestly, when I first started this Substack my friend made a similar remark as to why I don't write for some mainstream publication like NYT or WSJ. One of the biggest things that Substack provides is more leeway in how I approach my papers.
I don't think any other outlet would allow me to post all of the Figures and Tables that I do. Whether due to some sort of copyright or plagiarism issue, or heck even the idea that many news outlets don't even bother to read the studies that they cover, I think I would be very limited in the way I would be able to write and publish. I think my remarks at the end certainly would not allow me to be published in any news outlet.
As for an actual scientific journal, I think similar rules would apply. I have not come across any literature reviews that allow people to use the figures from other studies; you're just expected to summarize the paper in one line (or even one phrase). Unfortunately it seems like the same issues occur in scientific journals where it's more important to include as many citations as possible whether or not they appear to be relevant.
I'm also concerned about possible gatekeeping. I'm doing this independently and I also don't have an MD or PhD and so I think attempting to get my work published in any scientific journal would be near impossible.
Maybe things may change down the line, but I'd rather post things directly to readers and engage in discourse in that manner rather than have to go through the other processes to do so.