Chapter 264 An unusual phone call
These reviewers had no idea what Kamala wanted from Barry.
However, Kamara is a former Nobel Prize winner in Physics. In terms of qualifications, there are not many scholars in the entire United States who are at the same level as Kamara.
"Mr. Kamala, I'll go get Mr. Barry over here."
Barry was a little surprised to learn that Kamala had arrived suddenly.
Kamara is one of the most senior paper reviewers that PRL has collaborated with, and Barry has nothing but infinite respect for Kamara.
"Mr. Kamara, why didn't you tell me you were coming? I'm so sorry for not welcoming you."
"Barry, let's have a chat."
Kamala had no intention of being polite to Barry and her expression remained very serious.
Kamala didn't say why he came here.
But looking at Kamala's expression, Barry could basically guess most of it.
"Okay, Mr. Kamala, come this way please."
Barry invited Kamala into his office and asked his assistant to make two cups of coffee.
"Barry, I am very disappointed in you. I originally thought that PRL would be a purely academic journal in the physics community. But in fact, it is not. In the face of power, PRL is just a tool."
Kamala didn't waste time and went straight to the point and stated his thoughts.
Barry felt very depressed after listening to Kamala's words.
"Mr. Kamara, I know PRL has disappointed you. This was not our original intention, but this time, the pressure they put on us was too great. If we don't do this, PRL may lose its former status from now on."
Barry knew that if they didn't publish those statements like other top international journals.
They are easily replaced by some later journals.
In the face of powerful forces, the power of an academic journal does seem too small.
"Barry, is this your reason? When you evaluate the quality of a paper, do you base it on the paper itself, or do you listen to the orders of those people?"
It’s not that Kamala doesn’t understand the tricks of power, but even so, he is still very angry.
In Kamala's heart, Barry is like her own student.
When this student whom he had always had high hopes for made a serious mistake in principle, Kamala felt heartbroken.
At this moment, Barry had mixed feelings.
When all these emotions came together, Barry was speechless.
"If PRL continues to insist on such ridiculous behavior, I will never appear as a reviewer for PRL again. Well, I, an old man, am leaving. I wish your journal will continue to flourish!"
After leaving these words, Kamala left without looking back .
Looking at Kamala's staggering back, Barry felt very uncomfortable.
Barry recalled his work experience as editor-in-chief of PRL.
Before this incident happened, Barry could say with a clear conscience that he used the most objective standards to evaluate every paper he reviewed.
No matter which country the paper comes from or what the applicant's resume is, it does not affect the evaluation of the paper.
Even when Barry received the paper submitted by Xu You, which the other two reviewers found very controversial, he went against the majority opinion and decided to publish it in PRL.
However, this time, Barry really deviated from his original intention.
At this time, Barry was a little confused. Should he stick to his original intention or bow to power?
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On this day, something big and small happened in the academic world.
The latest issue of Jida's core journal includes two papers submitted by non-Chinese scholars.
Originally, it was not a special thing for a journal to publish two papers by foreign scholars.
But before that, the core journals of Jida University would hardly publish papers by foreign scholars.
Unless they are foreign scholars working in domestic universities, or international students studying in domestic institutions.
This time, it was really two scholars who worked completely abroad, and their papers were published in the core journals of Jilin University.
Link this matter with the news previously released by the Chinese academic community.
This is undoubtedly important news that has attracted the attention of the international academic community.
This means that the Chinese academic community is truly moving towards world-class journals.
Domestic netizens also expressed great excitement about this news.
"These two scientists are not mediocre scientists. They have made many outstanding research achievements in their respective research fields. This shows that they really recognize our journal."
“This time we have two foreign journals, and there will be more and more in the future. We really want to create a world-class academic journal.”
"Haha, their papers have Chinese versions. I hope that one day, China will really become the world's academic center. At that time, if you want to submit papers to our journals, you have to translate them into Chinese first!"
Such news is enough to make the Chinese people who pay attention to current affairs excited.
Xu You was also very happy about this.
Current affairs news like this is one of the few things that Xu You pays attention to.
This small step marks the beginning of a new stage for China's academic community.
In addition, foreign scholars have begun submitting papers to domestic academic journals.
Xu You also believes that the domestic journals' move to reduce or waive page charges is very beneficial to the development of Chinese academia.
The issue of page charges is understandable because journals need to maintain operations.
But at the same time, there are problems with the logic of the industry itself.
Xu You believes that through this initiative, the way the academic .
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Before we knew it, another semester is over and it’s almost time for winter vacation.
As a university teacher, in principle, you can enjoy winter and summer vacations just like students.
Of course, Xu You will not give himself such a long vacation. He will still do more research work before going home for the New Year.
On this day, Xu You suddenly received a call from Wu Jing.
This was a very unusual thing for Xu You.
Because of work, Wu Jing rarely calls Xu You. If there is anything, she usually just leaves a message on WeChat.
"Xu You, are you still in Ji University?"
"Yes, I plan to work for a while and then go home for the New Year."
"I have to tell you one thing. I can't go back for the New Year this year."
Hearing this news, Xu You felt a little disappointed.
This will be the second consecutive year that Wu Jing will not be able to go home for the New Year.
But what Wu Jing said next made Xu You feel a little confused.
