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Sitting in the office, Wei Kang listened carefully to An Mei's report.

"Mr. Wei, the publication of this journal is very successful. Within three days, the number of downloads has reached 600,000, and after a week, it has exceeded 1 million."

"This kind of circulation is already comparable to some top publications."

"In addition, this issue of "Life" was also included by SCI due to its high quality and academic value."

"Huh?" Wei Kang couldn't help being stunned, and then laughed loudly: "These foreigners say no, but their bodies are very honest."

"Also, the three major databases of CNKI, VIP, and Wanfang all sent letters asking whether there will be a next issue of the journal "Life", and they want to officially include the publication in the paper database."

Wei Kang pondered: "It's okay to include it, but I have a request that no fee can be charged. Otherwise, there will be no discussion. We can't let everyone download the paper we have written so hard, but let them sell it for money. This is not good. Is it appropriate?"

"Understood. Finally, the most frequently asked question on the website is whether the journal "Life" accepts submissions?"

"That's a good question." Wei Kang smiled wryly, "It really stumps me."

He originally wanted to accept outside submissions, but he couldn't help shivering when he thought about the scene where papers flooded the sky and completely drowned him.

Even if there are not so many submissions, the time and energy it takes to review manuscripts still gives him a headache.

After thinking about it, if you want to reduce the amount of submissions, you can only raise the threshold as high as possible.

So he ordered: "You reply to them, you can submit a manuscript, but there are a few requirements, and we will reject all papers that do not meet the requirements."

"First of all, it must be a paper in the field of life sciences and medicine. Second, it must be an innovative and breakthrough paper. I don't want "Life" to become a place for a bunch of master's and doctoral papers."

"Finally, the experiments in the paper must be clear, and the experimental results must meet the requirements of reproducibility."

"Also, if we find academic misconduct such as P-maps and data falsification, we will directly block him. Not only will his papers be rejected in the future, Sanqing will not provide any job opportunities."

"By the way, the thesis must be written in Chinese."

Wei Kang thought for a while, if the submitted paper can meet these requirements, then he seems to have no reason to refuse.

As long as Anmei has completed the first test, and then handed over to the staff of each laboratory to verify the experimental results, a conclusion can be drawn.

From this point of view, it seems that the review is not so difficult?

And such a high submission requirement will definitely screen out most of the papers that do not meet the requirements.

He thought happily in his heart, and couldn't help but praise his wit.

As for the problem of poor repeatability of experiments in the biological world, it is out of his consideration.

In fact, this problem has become a common practice in the global scientific community.

A biotech giant once conducted reproducibility verification on 53 so-called landmark papers, but only 6 papers were reproducible.

In 2015, an article in Science found that less than half of the 100 studies published in 3 top psychology journals could be replicated.

In 2016, after Nature surveyed more than 1,500 researchers online, it was found that 70% of them had tried to replicate the experiments of other scientists and ended in failure, and more than half of the researchers were unable to repeat their own experiments.

It can be seen that there are too many "errors" affecting scientific experiments.

It is very difficult to improve the repeatability of experiments.

But a successful experiment is that the experimenter has carefully designed and can prove the most conclusive result with the most unpretentious experimental process.

Natural science is reproducible research, if it cannot be repeated, experiments will be meaningless.

This is why Weikang regards the repeatability of experiments as the core of manuscript review.

Very simple and crude, but really very easy to use.

This submission requirement will be officially announced on the official website.

All interested contributors gasped.

"I'll go, this is too demanding."

"Is this for the top magazine?"

"I thought I could pick up a leaky paper, but I miscalculated."

"Do you really think of yourself as a cell? If it weren't for SCI, who would contribute to it."

"I can't be offended, I can't be offended, I can't get high."

"Actually, this request is also very reasonable. Look at the quality of Sanqing's own thesis. You can't put some shit in the middle of the banquet."

"I have this level, why don't I submit to top foreign journals or domestic core journals?"

"Because Sanqing doesn't charge page fees, the page fees for top journals can cost tens of thousands, can you afford it yourself?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

This reason is embarrassing and heart-wrenching, but it is the truth.

As we all know, the better the publication, the more expensive the page fee. As for the top publication, it is sky-high.

Those who can publish on it are generally reimbursed for scientific research funds, otherwise, how can a small doctoral student have the money to publish a paper.

Especially for Ph.D. students from some prestigious universities, the graduation thesis is required to be published in core journals, which is simply killing these scientific research dogs.

Although part of it can be reimbursed, in order to publish papers in better journals, some Ph.D.s can only ask for money or even borrow money to publish papers.

There is no way, if the requirements for the publication of papers cannot be met, ten years of hard work will be ruined, and no one can afford such consequences.

As for those scientific researchers who are already working, not to mention, promotion and salary evaluation all depend on publishing papers.

This is the unspoken rule that has been running for many years in academia.

By linking papers with degrees and professional titles, academic journals actively generate income by relying on page fees, and harvest scientific research dogs in academia as leeks, forming a closed commercial loop.

What's even more outrageous is that the page fee has been increasing over the years.

In ten years, the price has almost doubled.

In this way, the scientific research dog is really pitiful. Not only does it have to write and revise the article, but when it comes to downloading its own article, a payment window has to pop up.

It's like working for a publishing house purely.

What is knowledge monopoly, nothing more than this.

"It can save tens of thousands of dollars, I will fight."

"This is a good thing for those who have no money to publish papers. At least this is the only free SCI academic journal."

"I am very optimistic about the journal Sanqing. It is not only included in foreign databases, but also included in the three major domestic paper databases. There is also no charge for downloading. In this way, the dissemination of papers must be fast, and the impact factor will soar."

"It's reasonable. Free things are often the most expensive, and free papers are naturally demanding. You should understand this truth."

"It is suitable for talented but poor scientific researchers. Although it is free, it is reasonable to give back your degree and title and have high requirements."

"This is the most suitable journal for mathematicians, but unfortunately they don't accept mathematical papers."

In short, as soon as the news came out, some people were happy and some were worried, but they all had to admit that Sanqing's move opened up another academic avenue.

*****

Sanqing headquarters.

Huang Qin stared obsessively at the roll of exquisite publications in his hand, with a smile on his face, as if intoxicated in a sweet dream.

He rubbed his fingers on the paper, his movements were extremely gentle, and he let out a giggle from time to time.

Everyone who passed by shook their heads when they saw this appearance, so they quickly walked away.

Even Williams couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene.

"Qin, did you have food poisoning? Did you eat wild mushrooms for lunch?"

"My God, you can't even hear me, it's too bad."

"You must see a doctor immediately and use potassium permanganate solution to wash your stomach, otherwise it will be too late."

Williams grabbed Huang Qin's shoulders with his big hands and lifted him up fiercely, like an eagle catching a chicken, lifting him from the seat.

This moment immediately awakened Huang Qin from his dream. He looked at Williams in front of him and was stunned.

"Dawei, what are you doing? Put me down quickly."

"So you didn't have food poisoning and lost consciousness. That's great."

When Williams let go, Huang Qin fell onto the chair with a thud.

He said annoyedly, "Who told you that I had food poisoning? I couldn't be better. "

"Then why are you staring at this thing in a daze, drooling, and even making creepy and strange noises?"

With some doubts, Williams picked up the volume on Huang Qin's desk, and found that it was "Life", and the opened page happened to have Huang Qin's papers on it.

"Oh, I'm so happy, it's just too much, it's not a big deal."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

The more Huang Qin spoke, the more excited he became, and when he finished speaking, there was a hint of crying in his tone.

Williams was taken aback, and quickly comforted him: "Qin, you have been in Sanqing for the past few years after graduation. You have done a great job and grown very fast. I can see all of these. In fact , your current scientific research level..."

He was silent for three seconds, and said, "Your scientific research level is no worse than those doctoral students in my alma mater."

"Really? How is that better than you?" Huang Qin looked up at him expectantly.

Williams told the truth: "There is still a lot of room for improvement."

Unexpectedly, Huang Qin was not disappointed, but even more happy. He reached out and held Williams' hands firmly, and said with emotion.

"Dawei, in fact, I can have today, except for the cultivation of Sanqing, you have helped me the most. I will never forget all of this."

"If I had gone to another company, I would have been a mediocre person who spent 996 hours a day, wasting my precious youth on trivial tasks and wasting endless repetitive labor. After several years, I still achieved nothing. , In the end, the project was cancelled, or the company went bankrupt, and I didn’t learn a little skill, and I couldn’t find a good job in the end, and I spent my whole life like this.”

"But I came to Sanqing, met you, Director Tang, and many other colleagues, so I did not waste my life, but grew rapidly on the road of scientific research."

"I, like a barren seed, was cultivated by the best gardeners on the extremely fertile land of Sanqing, and finally broke through the ground and thrived."

"I have never been so sure as I am today. It is the greatest luck in my life to work in Sanqing."

Speaking of this, he even cried with joy: "I am satisfied with my current results. I know my limit. In fact, my talent in scientific research is limited. I can only make up for it with diligence. The word "qin" in the name , probably the meaning of my life.”

Williams was silent again, he thought about what Huang Qin said, and suddenly understood the other party.

During the past few years of getting along, he knew that Huang Qin was actually an ordinary person with mediocre aptitude, far from being a genius.

Not to mention comparing with himself, compared with a genius like Tang Que, even the colleagues around him are better than Huang Qin.

Such a person, from childhood to adulthood, has ordinary studies and ordinary universities, and it is reasonable to have an ordinary and mediocre life.

But Huang Qin is different. After coming to Sanqing, not only a genius like himself taught him to carry out the work, but also weekend learning classes, the most advanced tools, a lot of hands-on experiments and project practical experience.

It can be said that Huang Qin has all the best academic atmosphere and teaching staff that a person can have.

An ordinary soul, in such an environment, instantly glows with vitality.

Under the strong internal driving force, Huang Qin has become as his name is, diligent and conscientious, and puts 120% of effort and concentration into his work.

With the blessing of such power, after a few years, the transformation was completed, from a pheasant to a phoenix.

In just a few seconds, Williams thought everything through, and his heart was shaken.

For a genius like him, studying is like drinking water, and high scores are like eating. You don't need to work too hard to get into a prestigious school, do experiments under the guidance of a famous teacher, publish a thesis, graduate smoothly, and find a good job.

Everything came too easily, as if it belonged to him by nature.

He never thought about what kind of harsh scene it would be if it was an ordinary person.

Until today, when he was touched by Huang Qin's words, he was shocked to realize the significance of them.

Facts have proved that ordinary people can grow into qualified scientific research talents in an environment like Sanqing, discover their talents, and have unique research results.

Think about when you first met Huang Qin, the other party knew nothing, and now you are supporting the sky alone.

Even in it, Huang Qin's growth rate still amazes him.

Thinking about it this way, maybe everyone is talented, but they are delayed by various reasons.

As long as they are changed to a suitable environment, they can still grow into towering trees in the scientific research world and support the most magnificent academic palace on the land of China.

Williams patted Huang Qin on the shoulder with a complicated expression, and handed over a tissue.

"Qin, you are right. You have achieved what you are today because you came to Sanqing."

"You are a lucky person who can get rid of the quagmire of mediocrity and find the meaning of life. Congratulations."

Huang Qin choked up and said: "Yes, I received a lot of calls from my classmates in the morning, all of whom came to congratulate me on my publication of the SCI paper. Even the supervisor who didn't look at me straight at the time said that I was his most proud student. Said that he saw at a glance that I would definitely achieve something in scientific research in this life."

"Then I searched for my thesis on the Internet, and there were quite a few people discussing it."

"Maybe for a mediocre person like me, this is the highlight moment in life."

Williams shook his head resolutely: "No, Qin, you have to remember that as long as you are still working in Sanqing, you will only have more and more bright moments in your life. This is by no means the peak of your career, but the starting point. "

Huang Qin pursed his lips and nodded slowly, his eyes filled with determination to move forward.