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We should recognize the takeover of scientific journals by big publishing houses as the problem. I have ben having really hard time to submit to a journal, that does not demand a hefty publish fees. To put it in context- often more than my monthly salary or the cost of my high-end laptop to publish an original article or case series. This situation is more painful since I have expended weeks and months of effort working on the project.

Versión en español más abajo The peer review system is undoubtedly the best way to guarantee the quality of scientific articles. With all its problems. With all its biases. However, there is a significant crisis at its heart. When you start in the academic world, your knowledge of the research world is limited. Unfortunately, your experience of methodological details isn't enough. You are little known by editors and authors.

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Versión en español más abajo There are very specific moments, a conversation, a decision, or a coincidence, that change the course of your life. In January 2005, the Head of the Gastroenterology Department at the General University Hospital of Alicante (HGUA), Prof. Miguel Pérez-Mateo, called me into his office. I was born, studied, and completed my residency in gastroenterology at the HGUA, so I am a product of that hospital.

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Versión en español más abajo When a scientific study is completed and accepted in a journal, it is often disseminated to the general public so that they can participate in its advancement. This is good: it gives your work visibility in society. Studies are often financed by public funds, paid by citizens, and informing them is a moral necessity. In addition, it is good for science to appear in the media.

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Rana Temporaria, the frog used in Ringer's experiments (from Wikipedia) Versión en español más abajo London, 19th century. Dr. Sidney Ringer was in a very bad mood that morning; his laboratory assistant, Fielder, had not come, and no physiological solution was left for the frog heart experiments. Dr. Ringer was a very serious, austere person of few words. He was an excellent physician and clinical researcher with a passion for physiology, especially of the heart.

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En español más abajo! On December 31, we had lunch with a friend. Her father had been having major health problems. Several doctors had seen him for various reasons, one of which he liked better than the others. Her father, an older man, needed surgery. A surgeon explained the operation to him, not to his relatives, who were there listening to the conversation. She told him, involved him, looked him in the eye, and answered his questions.