Nobel Winner Schekman Boycotts Journals For 'Branding Tyranny'

An anonymous reader writes "One of this year's winners of the Nobel Peace prize has declared a boycott on leading academic journals after he accused them of contributing to the 'disfigurement' of science. Randy Schekman, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, said he would no longer contribute papers or research to the prestigious journals, Nature, Cell and Science, and called for other scientists to fight the 'tyranny' of the publications." And if you'd rather not listen to the sound of auto-playing ads, you'll find Schekman's manifesto at The Guardian.

Re:So which prize did he win?

[ColdWetDog]

The moon in your eye,
like a big Peace-a Prize.

No, I guess not.

Slashdot wins Nobel

[oldhack]

Nobel editorial prize.

Re:crossing fingers.

[jythie]

But they work so much harder when they can't run away! I mean I got them an exercise wheel and always put down fresh wood-chips... ungrateful bastards.

Nobel Peace Prize in Medicine and Physiology?

[Jeremy Erwin]

Shouldn't that be "Peace Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for Medicine and Physiology"