[HN Gopher] Pseudonymity in Academic Publishing
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       Pseudonymity in Academic Publishing
        
       Author : 082349872349872
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2024-12-20 09:50 UTC (7 days ago)
        
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       | blfr wrote:
       | > the AMS were unwilling to publish a paper by an author whose
       | real-world identity they did not know
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       | Frankly, shameful. Editors, especially in mathematics, should be
       | able to judge the work on its merits.
        
         | thaumasiotes wrote:
         | > Editors, especially in mathematics, should be able to judge
         | the work on its merits.
         | 
         | It's not a mathematical paper.
         | 
         | The AMS version is headed:
         | 
         | > This essay incorporates with permission material from our
         | pseudonymous colleague XOR'easter, who also contributed many
         | suggestions during the writing process. By the extent of
         | XOR'easter's contributions, they would normally be credited as
         | an author. However it was not possible in time to find a way to
         | strictly preserve anonymity and assign legal copyright. All
         | four contributors disagree with this exclusion. _I regret its
         | necessity -- Ed._
        
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