The false academy: predatory publishing in science and bioethics
Authors : Stefan Eriksson, Gert Helgesson This paper describes and discusses the phenomenon ‘predatory publishing’, in relation to both academic journals and bo...
Étiquette : predatory journals
Open Access Temptations: Buyer Beware
Backlash against « megapublishers” which began in mathematics a decade ago has led to an exponential growth in open access journals. Their increasing numbers an...
‘Predatory’ open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics
Background A negative consequence of the rapid growth of scholarly open access publishing funded by article processing charges is the emergence of publishers an...
Publishing Ethics and Predatory Practices: A Dilemma for All Stakeholders of Science Communication
Publishing scholarly articles in traditional and newly-launched journals is a responsible task, requiring diligence from authors, reviewers, editors, and publis...
Exposing the predators. Methods to stop predatory journals
« The internet is greatly improving the impact of scholarly journals, but also poses new threats to their quality. Publishers have arisen that abuse the Gold Op...