[…] that cut the most corners would win. We already see this when authors submit to both a reputable and a predatory journal. Journals would be incentivized to use fewer reviewers and rounds of revision to secure each publication; authors could […]
[…] strict limitation on issuing new Chinese journal licenses has ensured high standards for launching new titles in China, many overseas predatory publishers continuously lower the standards to attract Chinese submissions. The system of a blacklist and early warning list will […]
Recent coordinated investigatory journalism articles, along with separate regulatory actions, are squeezing predatory publishers. But are the root causes being addressed?
Libraries are accelerating engagement with transformative and pure publish agreements, balancing contract-based publishing support with an APC fund, and investing in the scholarly communications ecosystem.
Gold open access publishing has proved to be successful, but it has certain limitations. This essay probes what those limitations are, but it argues that OA’s limitations do not outweigh its strengths. Gold OA most usefully coexists with traditional publishing […]
[…] article has since been retracted and revised). Meanwhile, MDPI’s self-citation rates are high but unspectacular, and certainly not indicators of predatory behavior. MDPI’s poor reputation is partly the result of inattentiveness. And if papermills are ever discovered to have operated […]
[…] and middle-income countries as journal blacklists are found to be controversial, given the grey areas in calling a journal “ predatory”, and since some of the black- and whitelists are behind paywalls. Building on the experience of systems, such as […]
How many articles from predatory journals are being cited in the legitimate (especially medical) literature? Some disturbing findings.
Those who argue that “predatory” behavior is not only a problem among author-pays OA publishers have a good point. But this raises another question: is the term “predatory” itself really useful in the context of scholarly communication?
[…] “predatory” author services market? In my opinion, it is a good thing that Jeffrey Beall brought industry awareness to “ predatory publishing.” If it wasn’t for the visceral affect that the term “predatory” brings to the table, perhaps as an industry […]
[…] its journey with OA has only just started and the perception of OA in India has been heavily dented by predatory publishers. It is therefore viewed with much suspicion within parts of the research community, as well as by government […]
[…] in international journals. However, such joy can hardly be sustained because many of the papers were, in fact, published in predatory or hijacked journals with poor or even no peer review, according to my estimate based on a list of deceptive […]
An interview with Bhushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman of India’s University Grants Commission, discussing strategies that are being employed to combat predatory publishing.
Cabell’s International has stepped into the gap left by the demise of Beall’s List, providing a new predatory journal blacklist that promises to perform the function of identifying and calling out scam publishers more consistently and transparently. How is it […]
[…] disregarded, since the journal’s reputation and word of mouth will be more important for Chinese researchers when making publishing decisions. Predatory journals will lose their market in China, because publishing in blacklisted journals will be severely punished. Reputable and top-ranked […]