The peer-review system has been stressed and stretched to a near-breaking point, making it harder to find reviewers who feel adequate support.
The Stacks Journal aims to provide a faster, transparent, and trustworthy peer-review model by organizing committees of researchers to assess manuscripts.
David Green was inspired to create the Stacks Journal after his own experience with inefficiencies in academic publishing, wanting faster dissemination of research.
Among ecologists, frustrations over high article-processing fees, long review times, and the rise of predatory journals highlight the urgent need for change in publishing.
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