Whether it would work aside, I don’t think this is a very ethical thing to do. It is fundamentally an attempt at deceit, which is to me is the antithesis of what EA is all about.
edit: I think I misunderstood the idea. I read it as an attempt at hijacking a journal to use it as a platform to publish ea research. If it’s just buying a journal,and placing a higher emphasis on impactful research I take back my original comment. That said I think there’s a very fine line between the former and the latter.
Whether it would work aside, I don’t think this is a very ethical thing to do. It is fundamentally an attempt at deceit, which is to me is the antithesis of what EA is all about.
edit: I think I misunderstood the idea. I read it as an attempt at hijacking a journal to use it as a platform to publish ea research. If it’s just buying a journal,and placing a higher emphasis on impactful research I take back my original comment. That said I think there’s a very fine line between the former and the latter.