scholarly journals Predatory publishing is just one of the consequences of gold open access

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Beall
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Predatory Publishing ◽  
Gold Open Access

scholarly journals Who is Actually Harmed by Predatory Publishers?

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 755-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Paul Eve ◽  
Ernesto Priego
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Strong Motivation ◽  
Predatory Publishing ◽  
Predatory Publishers ◽  
Publishing Services ◽  
Gold Open Access ◽  
Scientific Endeavour

“Predatory publishing” refers to conditions under which gold open-access academic publishers claim to conduct peer review and charge for their publishing services but do not, in fact, actually perform such reviews. Most prominently exposed in recent years by Jeffrey Beall, the phenomenon garners much media attention. In this article, we acknowledge that such practices are deceptive but then examine, across a variety of stakeholder groups, what the harm is from such actions to each group of actors. We find that established publishers have a strong motivation to hype claims of predation as damaging to the scholarly and scientific endeavour while noting that, in fact, systems of peer review are themselves already acknowledged as deeply flawed.

”Predatory” publishing and open access in dentistry

2016 ◽  
Vol 147 (8) ◽  
pp. 600-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Hua ◽  
Tanya Walsh ◽  
Helen Worthington ◽  
Anne-Marie Glenny
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Predatory Publishing

Methods Open – A New Journal Track Starting in 2017

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (06) ◽  
pp. 478-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhold Haux ◽  
Olaf Gefeller ◽  
Indra N. Sarkar ◽  
Dieter Bergemann ◽  
Sabine Koch
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
Research Results ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Double Blinded ◽  
Gold Open Access

SummaryFrom 2017 (volume 56) onwards the journal Methods of Information in Medicine will consist of two tracks. Authors can decide to submit their manuscript to either the subscription track that continues to publish its six print and electronic (non-open access) issues for journal subscribers, or the new Methods Open track that will consist of digitally published manuscripts (as gold open access). These two tracks will constitute from 2017 on the journal’s Tandem Model. Simultaneously, Methods will introduce a double-blinded review process and reviewer assessment by the submitting authors. Implications of these changes for both authors and reviewers are discussed. With these steps, Methods aims to improve the visibility of the journal and contribute to sharing research results as timely and as widely as possible and thereby to promote scientific progress.

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