tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post9056052088667528124..comments2024-03-17T08:30:21.129+00:00Comments on Open and Shut?: Chaos, Solitons & Fractals: Still looking for an editorRichard Poynderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05433823131339077354noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-11348743716700745012009-06-06T08:39:18.707+00:002009-06-06T08:39:18.707+00:00Shawn, You will see from Elsevier's comment ab...Shawn, You will see from Elsevier's comment above that they are definitely not sending the papers out for re-review: <br /><br />"The coming editions of CS&F will publish papers that have been pending publication which were already peer reviewed when El Naschie was the editor. These papers will not be reviewed again, and authors have signed copyright agreements."<br /><br />What you say about the paper being way above your head is telling I think, since it will also be way above the head of most people in the world. <br /><br />This highlights the fact that even publishers like Elsevier will at times be unable to judge whether a paper has been properly reviewed. If they are not specialists in the topic themselves, how will any publisher know this? And where does final responsibility lie?Richard Poynderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433823131339077354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-69586793680829718332009-06-03T22:28:23.080+00:002009-06-03T22:28:23.080+00:00The content discussed in this paper is way above m...The content discussed in this paper is way above my head. This is why I am asking for those who oppose El Naschie's methods to review this single paper. If they find that the paper is unsatisfactory, then it would also go to show that Elsevier did not send the paper out for a re-review, as was suggested by the opposition. These are all things that they were interested in during the past few months, so I don't think that this type of request is out of the ordinary.<br /><br />I do have one concern, about the passage "In fact at -273 the volume of a gas would become zero and disappear altogether provided a phase transition does not take place theoretically". This part is confusing to me. I am assuming it has to do with Bose-Einstein condensation, but I do not understand how a 0 volume would be obtained.<br /><br />Anyway, even though I find the opposition's tactics a little outrageous, I am still open to their opinion. This also applies to my own papers. I have received negative reviews many times in the past by non-anonymous parties (whom I am still friendly with), and have used those reviews in an attempt to improve myself. In other words, I'm not being facetious here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-90273590025177492122009-06-03T17:02:34.186+00:002009-06-03T17:02:34.186+00:00Hi Shawn,Perhaps you'd like to share with us y...Hi Shawn,Perhaps you'd like to share with us your views on the paper you cite?Richard Poynderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433823131339077354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-3180921382573410892009-06-03T16:55:37.659+00:002009-06-03T16:55:37.659+00:00Just an FYI:
Chaos, Solitons & Fractals Volum...Just an FYI:<br /><br />Chaos, Solitons & Fractals Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 521-1040 (30 July 2009) came out recently. It contains a single paper by El Naschie. I think now is an appropriate time for anyone looking to criticize his work to speak up.<br /><br />The paper is:<br /><br />Higgs mechanism, quarks confinement and black holes as a Cantorian spacetime phase transition scenario<br />Pages 869-874<br />M.S. El NaschieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-21174799105462679812009-03-25T20:30:00.000+00:002009-03-25T20:30:00.000+00:00http://www.physorg.com/news157203574.htmlhttp://www.physorg.com/news157203574.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-17767132848447570732009-02-27T18:20:00.000+00:002009-02-27T18:20:00.000+00:00P.S. I've stated before on the blogs Backreact...P.S. I've stated before on the blogs Backreaction and The Reference Frame that I have papers accepted by Chaos, Solitons & Fractals.<BR/><BR/>As comments by Scherer and Motl indicate, my second paper <A HREF="http://cavekitty.ca/ani.pdf" REL="nofollow">`Is The Anisotropic...'</A> is not really worth printing, even as a toy model. I have a great deal of respect for both of these bloggers, and have no reason to disbelieve them.<BR/><BR/>As for the remaining three papers (<A HREF="http://cavekitty.ca/fractal.pdf" REL="nofollow">1</A>, <A HREF="http://cavekitty.ca/inv_ssa.pdf" REL="nofollow">2</A>, <A HREF="http://cavekitty.ca/u.pdf" REL="nofollow">3</A>), I've received nothing but positive feedback on them.<BR/><BR/>I can only assume that a secondary review would produce some negative feedback, which I am always interested in hearing (even if these papers do not end up being printed). This applies especially to <A HREF="http://cavekitty.ca/u.pdf" REL="nofollow">3</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961882.post-66904589268841162002009-02-27T16:39:00.000+00:002009-02-27T16:39:00.000+00:00If some are concerned that Elsevier will not be re...If some are concerned that Elsevier will not be re-reviewing the papers going into subsequent issues, I suggest that these people perform their own informal reviews (for at least the first issue of 2009). I mean, if you want something done right, do it yourself. I really can't think of a better person than John Baez, being that he is both a mathematician and a physicist, and that he has previously expressed interest in the matter.<BR/><BR/>That said, it's interesting that the initial complaint was about the content of El Naschie's papers and his abuse of editorial power. Then there were comments about how the entire journal could not possibly be salvaged. Now there are requests to re-review the papers (which, ironically, implies salvageability). It just seems like the issue at hand is changing on a daily basis, always trying to be one step ahead of what Elsevier did yesterday to placate those concerned. Seems personal to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com