Mega-journals: the future, a stepping stone to it or a leap into the abyss?

Excellent post Stephen. I've included it in my related blog today - A Review of MegaJournals https://steelgraham.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/a-review-of-megajournals/

To some degree, I do not see a problem in these mega-journals. I think there should be peer review for scientific soundness as well as data duplication. There is a problem with some of the "higher-impact" journals not publishing negative data. This wastes not only resources but the time of numerous investigators. These mega-journals have the potential to solve this problem. I do think these open access journals should require publication of raw data. This will allow individuals reading the paper the opportunity to make an informed discussion as to the validity of the article. Laura http://lauraonscience.blogspot.com/