[…] possible and the transition to e-reading remains manageable. Even as they do so, Amazon is being accused of being “ predatory,” turning publishers’ knuckles white as they hold on for the ride. Demand is outstripping supply in a world where […]
[…] as part of the same team. From being portrayed as exploitative with copyright and financial models, to the inability to stop predatory publishers, to being slow to get in front of the rise in volume and costs created by emerging scientists in […]
[…] by these submissions. I don’t think they’re intended to be read, just published and used for statistics. Parallel this with predatory journals that exist by charging authors large fees to publish their paper, but have poor quality control and a […]
[…] problems in the industry is something that we sometimes forget when we become focused on specific issues, whether it’s on predatory journals, how to develop better workflow techniques, or customer service. Attending SSP is a reminder that we are not […]
[…] foundational ethos of free sharing led web companies to devise business models that are now seen as both deceptive and predatory.” To be clear, he’s not talking about predatory/deceptive journals here; he’s talking about Facebook and Google, which operate on […]
[…] particularly appreciative of the qualitative data that they report in Black & White Response in a Gray Area: Faculty and Predatory Publishing. Given the many views pro/con related to journal blacklists, I’m interested in the reaction to their paper [PDF], particularly […]
[…] as possible? How can we simplify the authentication process to encourage users to access the legal version? Disorienting Dilemma #4: Predatory publishers are taking advantage of a shifting open access landscape To the untrained eye, predatory journals can sometimes be […]
A profile of predatory author-pays OA publishers pulls a punch or two, but reveals that all models have extremes. What we do to make these extremes truly marginal and unacceptable is a larger question.
[…] publishers do? First, it is crucial to recognize that: Large parts of academia run on publish-or-perish mode Paper mills and predatory journals are not going away English language dominates the academic and scientific discourse GPT-3 and other AI models are […]
[…] work for TBI Communications which is managing the campaign.) Why? The campaign reflects substantial concern in the information community about “ predatory” publishers, and is a timely addition to other efforts such as the Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources. Its launch coincides […]
[…] hinders scientific progress in some disciplines. Today, the pressure to publish contributes to research misconduct. It leaves people vulnerable to predatory journals, and it even means that a researcher’s priorities might shift from cutting-edge science to publishable science. Emerging technology, […]
COVID-19 and the anti-racist movement are driving publishers to respond to and engage with readers in new and innovative ways but will these continue? This two-part guest post by Kasia Repeta features calls to action from across the publishing community.
[…] for publishing papers in journals that have strong citation performances. Recently, a debate started around the role that so-called “ predatory journals” play in this vicious citation game. Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek published an article about pharmaceutical companies using Omics, a journal […]
[…] Most readers of this blog will be aware of the work of Jeffrey Beall in introducing us to the term predatory publishing and his popular, but controversial, blog that listed suspected bad actors, also known as a blacklist. Many researchers make use […]
There’s no denying the growth and increased acceptance of the concepts of open access in scholarly publishing. But the repercussions of the business models and methodologies chosen for OA are just beginning to be recognized.