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Mr_HandSmall t1_jdww2gx wrote

Just a heads up - a well supported, radical breakthrough in cancer biology is very likely going to be published in one of two journals, either Nature or Science. If the scientists performing the work think they have a rigorous, world changing paper, they'll aim to publish in one of these two. Check the link to the original paper when reading these summaries.

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spreadlove5683 t1_jdx6cgq wrote

Where does the journal Cell fit into this? Is it not as prestigious? Sincere question as I'm mostly not knowledgeable.

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Mr_HandSmall t1_jdxg7xj wrote

Good point, Cell is the very top tier too, maybe just a tiny shade "below". Though I'd still expect the gigantic paradigm shifting breakthroughs to be targeted to the big two. And by the way nothing wrong with research in other journals, it's just not as likely to be seen - at the time of submission - as earth shattering. Of course, looking back in retrospect lots of great research might be published in smaller journals.

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ksmizify t1_jdybw82 wrote

Lol you’ve obviously never tried to publish in Nature or Science. There is plenty of excellent science not published in these two journals, and plenty of journals with near or equal impact factors.

Love, a cancer immunotherapy first or senior author on several Nature and Science papers who only goes there if I have a lot of time to spend on revisions…and $11k for the open access fee.

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