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REASON#6:PreferentialTreatment"AreaChairs"andothercommitteesinvolvedinthesubmissionprocessareadvantaged,andthereisaclearcon ict-of-interest.Holedupinanairporthotelroomtomakenaldecisionsoveraweekend,itissimplyhumannaturetofavortheonesyouareface-to-facewith.REASON#7:LimitedAccountabilityAnothercorruptingfactorisexcessiveanonymityinthechainofcommunication.Withjournals,thereistwo-waycommunicationbetweenreviewersandAE's,andbetweenAE'sandauthors.Inparticular,asanAE,myidentityisknowntotheauthorsandItakere-sponsibilityformydecisions.Incontrast,AreaChairsareoftenanonymous;andProgramChairsdefertothem.Intheend,nobodyisexplicitlyaccountable.REASON#8:PoorScholarshipApparently,formanyresearchersdoinga"literaturesearch"isnowreducedtolookingattheProceedingsofafewconferencesoverthelastfewyears.Asaresult,ideasarere-inventedandre-cycledandcreditisrandomlydistributed.Thisismorelikelytobecorrectedinjournalreviewing.REASON#9:DiminishedRealProductivityNeedlesstosay,"productivity"shouldnotbemeasuredbythenumberofpageswritten.ButasfarasIcansee,ouryoungcolleaguesarespendingasmuchormoretimewritinguptheir"results",andsearchingfor"minimumpublishableunits"andcatchynames,astheyarethinkingintenselyandcreatively.REASON#10:TheFogofProgressArewemakingprogress?Arewesteadily(ifslowly)buildingonsolidfoundations?Itisdiculttoknow.Givenallthenoiseduetothesheervolumeofpapers,thesignal,namelytheimportant,lastingstu ,isawfullydiculttodetect.=====================AttheFBIbuildinginWashingtonD.C.,thereusedtobearedlightthatblinkedeverytimeamajorcrimewascommittedintheUnitedStates.Asthestorygoes,avisitingchildonceasked"Whynotjustturno thelight?".Thisworksinourcase.Researchersinotherdisciplinesassembleandhearabouteachother'swork,whichisusefulandfun,withouthavingrefereedconferenceproceedings;asummary(e.g.,abstracts)isenoughandtechnicalreportsprovideameasureofprotection.2