Chapter 266 An unusual phone call

These reviewers have no idea what Kamala wants from Barry.

However, Kamala is a former Nobel Prize winner in physics. In terms of qualifications, there are few scholars in the entire United States who are on the same level as Kamala.

"Mr. Kamara, I'm going to ask Mr. Barry to come over."

When Barry learned that Kamala had suddenly arrived, he was a little surprised.

Kamala is one of the most senior paper reviewers working with PRL, and Barry has nothing but infinite respect for Kamala.

"Mr. Kamara, why didn't you tell me when you came? I'm very sorry that I missed you so much."

"Barry, let's have a nice chat."

Kamala didn't mean to be polite to Barry, and her expression was still very serious.

Although Kamala didn't say the reason why she came here.

But looking at Kamala's expression, Barry could basically guess most of it.

"Okay, Mr. Kamala, please come this way."

Barry invited Kamala into his office and asked his assistant to make two cups of coffee.

"Barry, I am very disappointed with you. Originally, I 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 delay and spoke her thoughts directly to the point.

Listening to Kamala's words, Barry was also in a very low mood.

"Mr. Kamara, I know that PRL has let you down. This was not our original intention. It's just that this time, the pressure they put on us was too great. If we don't do this, we may never do it again."

,PRL will lose the status it once had."

Barry knew that if they did not publish those statements like other top international journals.

They are easily replaced by journals that come from behind.

In the face of power, the power of an academic journal does seem too small.

"Barry, is this your reason? Do you evaluate the quality of a paper based on the paper itself, or do you have to 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 student.

When the student she had always been optimistic about made a serious mistake of principle, Kamala felt heartbroken.

At this time, Barry had mixed feelings in his heart.

When these emotions came together, Barry was speechless.

"If PRL still insists on such ridiculous behavior, I will never appear as a reviewer of PRL again. Well, I, the old man, have to leave. I wish your journal can continue to flourish!"

After leaving these words, Kamala left without looking back.

Looking at Kamala's staggering back, Barry felt very uncomfortable.

Barry thought back to his work experience as the 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 it comes from, no matter what the resume of the submitter is, this is not a factor that affects the evaluation of the paper.

Even when he received the paper submitted by Xu You, which the other two reviewers found very controversial, Barry decided to publish it on PRL against all objections.

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?

…

On this day, something big or small happened in the academic world.

In the latest issue of Jida Core Journal, two papers submitted by non-Chinese scholars were included.

Originally, it was nothing special for a journal to publish two papers by foreign scholars.

But before this, Jida’s core journals almost never published papers by foreign scholars.

Unless they are foreign scholars working in domestic universities or international students studying in domestic universities.

But this time, it was really two scholars working entirely abroad, and their papers were published in Jida's core journals.

Connect 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 Chinese academic circles have really developed towards world-class journals.

Domestic netizens also expressed great excitement about this news.

"These two scientists are not very mediocre scientists. They both have many outstanding research results in their respective research fields. This means that they really recognize our journal."

"This time there are two foreign journals, and there will definitely be more and more in the future. We really want to create world-class academic journals."

"Haha, their paper has a Chinese version. I hope that one day, China will really become the academic center of the world. By then, if you want to submit papers to our journals, you will have to translate them into Chinese first!"

This kind of news is enough to make those Chinese people who pay attention to current affairs feel excited.

Xu You was also very happy about this.

Current affairs news like this is one of the few things Xu You pays close attention to.

A small step, but it marks that China's academic world has entered a new stage.

In addition to foreign scholars starting to submit papers to domestic academic journals.

Xu You also feels that the reduction or exemption of page fees for domestic journals is very beneficial to the development of Chinese academics.

The issue of page fees is understandable because journals need to maintain operations.

But at the same time, there are also problems with the logic of the industry itself.

Xu You believes that through this initiative, the business model of the academic journal industry can be gradually changed in the future.

…

Before you know it, another semester has come to an end 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 and then go home to celebrate the New Year.

On this day, Xu You suddenly received a call from Wu Jing.

This is a very unusual thing for Xu You.

Due to work reasons, Wu Jing rarely calls Xu You. If something happens, she usually just leaves a message on WeChat.

"Xu You, are you still in Jida?"

"Yes, I am going to work for a while longer and then go home to celebrate the New Year."

"Let me tell you something, I won't be able to go back this year during the Chinese New Year."

Hearing the 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.
Chapter completed!