RE: Can we trust peer-reviewed papers?
Thanks! I forget sometimes that I actually know stuff haha. You're right he did mention it. I just thought it needed more emphasis. I would consider submitting in a journal with impact factor of 1.6 and other times a 3.8 because they are completely different fields. In this case just looking at the number is irrelevant. This is why I don't stray too far out of my research field (Bio-Mechanical).
I admit the first 3 times I read a paper I barely read past the abstract because you have to sort through first is it related to what you are doing. In my field though if you miss-quote a paper you get hounded so if I use it I better well understand it.
Open access, By this I mean anyone can view the papers (don't confuse this with not peer reviewed).
Open access is great just as long as the journal is still peer reviewed. Wikipedia has a good introduction to what open access means. All the quality open access journals must be peer reviewed in some way.
Glad you enjoyed my comment. :) I found it hard to read some of the others and not want to bang my head against a brick wall. :/
I know. Unfortunately there are quite a few "free thinkers" on Steemit who frustrate me with their thinking. They love all things conspiracy theory related, and they make connections to everything. I'm sure my own thinking frustrates many as well when I talk about government as a monopoly on the use of force in a geographic region and how we might be able to thrive without a Hobbesian Leviathan. :)
We all have our stories we tell ourselves which make sense until a better one comes along. I remember how silly and ignorant I was in the past and I'm sure I'll chuckle in the future at myself today. At least, I hope so, because that means I've hopefully learned something along the way.