Your 24 April News story discusses the discontinuation of the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) journal ranking list as a step away from publication-based metrics (see Nature https://doi.org/q7bk; 2026). I share the desire to move beyond superficial metrics, but I worry about the lack of alternatives. Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
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