Open access medical journals: Benefits and challenges
Authors : Jenny Z.Wang, Aunna Pourang, Barbara Burrall The world of medical science literature is ever increasingly accessible via the Internet. Open access onl...
Étiquette : Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly journals in building and civil engineering – the big picture and current impact of open access
Author : Bo-Christer Björk The publishing of scholarly peer reviewed journals has in the past 20 years moved from print to primarily digital publishing, but the...
Being a deliberate prey of a predator: Researchers’ thoughts after having published in predatory journal
Authors: Najmeh Shaghaei, Charlotte Wien, Jakob Pavl Holck, Anita L. Thiesen, Ole Ellegaard, Evgenios Vlachos, Thea Marie Drachen A central question concerning ...
Factors Influencing Cities’ Publishing Efficiency
Author : Csomós György Purpose Recently, a vast number of scientific publications have been produced in cities in emerging countries. It has long been observed ...
Biomedical authors’ awareness of publication ethics: an international survey
Authors : Sara Schroter, Jason Roberts, Elizabeth Loder, Donald B Penzien, Sarah Mahadeo, Timothy T Houle Objective The extent to which biomedical authors have ...
Confused about copyright? Assessing Researchers’ Comprehension of Copyright Transfer Agreements
Authors: Alexandra Kohn, Jessica Lange INTRODUCTION Academic authors’ confusion about copyright and publisher policy is often cited as a challenge to their effe...
Marketing via Email Solicitation by Predatory (and Legitimate) Journals: An Evaluation of Quality, Frequency and Relevance
Authors: Warren Burggren, Dilip K. Madasu, Kevin S. Hawkins, Martin Halbert INTRODUCTION Open access (OA) journals have proliferated in recent years. Many journ...