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powabiatch t1_j4gn7fg wrote

Reply to comment by Individual_Push8672 in A novel agent for the treatment of lung cancer. Researchers have discovered that the anthelmintic drug Rafoxanide has a significant effect in inhibiting the growth, invasion, and migration of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells, the most common type of lung cancer by AlejoRamirezO

Scientific Reports is one if the lowest tiers of journals. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t good work that comes out in it, but on average the work is not highly impactful.

This illustrates the disconnect between science and mainstream: the articles that are exciting to researchers rarely make it to the mainstream, whereas less interesting work to researchers often make it to the press based on an exciting title.

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AlejoRamirezO OP t1_j4guue9 wrote

What do you mean? Scientific Reports is one of the most important multidisciplinary journals in the world. https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?area=1000

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powabiatch t1_j4h1a8b wrote

There are entire institutions that don’t count Scientific Reports papers in considerations for promotion/graduation. It’s widely seen in my field as a dumping ground for papers that can’t get accepted anywhere else.

That’s not to say that there’s no great papers in there. There are. Just on average not.

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