u/coffeehydrates

Hi all,

I've been browsing previous posts on this and seeing mixed thoughts, most of them from some time ago. Where are we now when it comes to Frontiers journals? As I eyeball it, I see it as objectively better than MDPI, but having a worse reputation than high-acceptance, high fee journals run by professional associations (i.e. Socius) that do the same thing. It was never on my radar to publish there, but I don't necessarily Frontiers articles in my Google Scholar Alerts if they seem interesting.

Anyway, I was asked to submit to a special issue by a reputable scholar I have worked with before and would enjoy working with again. I have some near complete research that probably wasn't going to land in a journal that I would normally submit to. If I don't have to pay, is there any reason I shouldn't put this out there?

I am at a SLAC now, where research is evaluated generously and I won't struggle at all for tenure. I was thinking worst case scenario, I could do this as a professional gesture to keep me in good standing with a researcher I respect, and if I ever went back to the R1s, reconsider listing the study on my CV.

What do you think?

Hi all,

We are planning to fly into Copenhagen toward the end of June, assuming there's enough jet fuel! I'm traveling with my wife and son and planning to rent a car. We were hoping to see parts of Sweden and Norway, understanding that we cannot see everything in our ten days. Obviously, the best way to hit all three countries is to just make the short drive from Copenhagen to Sweden, up into Norway, then back.

BUT, I am really excited to Denmark, and I want to see more of the country than that route would permit. Based on my mapping, it looks like I can drive through the bulk of Denmark, hit the Hirtshals-Larvik line, and take what I think is the shortest ferry to Norway?

I was wondering if you had thoughts on this particular ferry line. Is it fine to go with wife and kids? If it's boring, I'll go real early in the morning so they can sleep.

Alternatively, are there better ferry lines? Even if it means we see a little be less of Denmark, are there alternative routes where we can some some of the country, more than Copenhagen and the surrounding area, then take a boat shortcut to Sweden or Norway?

Bonus points for killer coffee stops on the road.

Sincerely,

Coffee Hydrates

Our SLAC is in trouble. I don't think we're on death's doors, but the messaging from admin has been crisis mode for a couple of years now. Hiring freeze, restructuring, cost cutting, and all that. A lot of our most skilled staff and popular faculty are leaving.

It bums me out, because I really do not think it has to be this way. Our school is the only game in town in a city that's poised to double in size and has been growing upwardly mobile. The city ten minutes over exploded in the same direction and does not have its own university. Even the largest major city should be a feeder. It's commuter school turned R1 and its SLACs are for top students and cost a fortune. We're logically a good second choice.

I know that a lot of factors work against higher ed. I left a school years ago because it was further down this trajectory and everything locally was working against it. In this case, I don't think our school is suffering due to structural inevitabilities in our environment. I'm not trying to be delusional, but are there case studies that provide warrant for hope?