Machine learning scientists protest as Nature moves into field

Boycott comes as Springer Nature reveals to investors how it uses brand and impact factor to charge academics ‘premium’ prices

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May 9, 2018

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May 9, 2018

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Print headline: Machine learning scientists to boycott new closed–access ‘Nature’ journal

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