[…] the weakened economics of the current information economy. Scholarly publishers have experienced this in many ways, from Google Scholar to predatory publishers to pre-print archives — all answers to the calls for “free information” and all revealing tactical and strategic […]
Looking at five ‘lines’ that the publishing industry has broadly agreed upon, but that now we are finding ourselves crossing.
[…] way that would not have been possible otherwise. By attending sessions, I learned about topics I hadn’t previously known about like predatory journals and the challenges of making monographs available through open access. Getting to know other members of the SSP community […]
How do we strike a balance between humans and AI to improve peer review? We’ve interviewed a few publishing experts who specialize in human and AI ethical, equitable, and sustainable publishing solutions to share their thoughts on the future of […]
In today’s post Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, and Karin Wulf kick off a week of posts to celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 with their thoughts on peer review and the future of publishing.
The NIH is warning its funded authors against publishing in predatory journals, and the FTC has secured a preliminary injunction against OMICS for alleged predatory publishing practices. Will this mark a turning point in the fight against fraudulent scholarly publishing?
Haseeb Irfanullah explores the Global North-South divide in scholarly publishing ethics in the context of sustainable development.
[…] journals that explicitly (or less publicly) have a political bias in their publishing aims, and others are renowned for being “ predatory”. Setting this obvious malpractice aside, the process is certainly worthy of trust and is rightly recognized for adding quality. Just […]
PubMed is found to contain predatory journals and publishers, likely reflecting a long-term and broader problem, which only adds to the confusion about what exactly PubMed represents at this point.
PeerJ has the potential to create a divergent path to OA publishing, but its business model isn’t clear. As a service company, there are intangibles it needs to get right in the meantime.
[…] (findings of which will be released in the coming months), revealed that much confusion still exists about open access publishing, predatory publishers, eligibility for APC waivers, and how to secure them. This index will provide a useful point of reference […]
[…] creates pressure to favor quantity over quality, and rewards bulk publishing approaches, as well as creating a now-thriving industry of predatory scammers. Further, APC models favor scale, and work to the benefit of the largest commercial publishers over smaller, not-for-profit, […]
In a world full of natural and man-made shocks and stresses, we need to be resilient against those affecting the academic publishing ecosystem.
[…] global network who are advocating for Open Access and collectively working towards common good.” Ashley also addressed the question of predatory publishers and illegal access threatening not only the integrity of young scientists and scholars, but the overall credibility of […]
A diverse panel of researchers shared their first-hand publishing experiences at the 2024New Directions seminar.