just read a peer reviewed paper in an @elsevier journal that claims COVID-19 is caused by magnetic anomalies in serpentinized proterozoic cratons and that nephrite-jade amulets will protect you from COVID-19. So why exactly do we need publishers like elsevier again? Because...

...this is not high quality science by any stretch of the imagination. Most of the paper makes zero sence and the bits that do are incorrect or completely made up. It's incredibly dangerous and irresponsible for @ElsevierConnect to publish this kind of thing...

and I am frankly appalled and bewildered that they would allow such a thing to get through the 'rigorous' peer review process let alone publish it.

I'm not linking the paper because I don't want to give it exposure. You can probably find it from my description.