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A number of initiatives exist in European countries to support open scholarly communication in humanities and social sciences. This article looks at the work of Open Access in the European Research A...
In June 2017, Jeffrey Beall published an opinion piece in Biochemia Medica titled “What I Learned from Predatory Publishers.” 1 While there are several elements of this publication that I find inaccurate or problematic, I’m choosing four specific themes within his piece to critique. In the interest of full disclosure, I am Jeffrey Beall’s direct supervisor at the University of Colorado-Denver’s Auraria Library and have been since I began working there in July 2015.
Beall said that universities need to re-examine how they evaluate faculty and should not give credit for publications in fake journals.
1. There is nothing wrong with publishing scholarly works for profit. Corporate bodies, including companies, institutions, and associations, are free to acquire articles, datasets, monographs, and other scholarship and to make the works available for a fee. 2. An individual is free to conduct his
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. In December, Memorial University in Newfoundland announced planned cuts to thousands of journal subscriptions. Soon after, the library and archives at Toronto’s Ryerson University also said there would be similar cuts ahead due to an “enduring budget crisis” for academic […]
Beall's WTF comment is priceless.
If the famous blacklist is to be replaced, it needs a rethink.
Librarian removes controversial list of "predatory" journals and publishers, reportedly in response to "threats and politics."
Jeffrey Beall's list had spurred debate
by PHILIP YOUNG I recently became a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and today was dismayed to see Jeffrey Beall’s article What the Open-Access Movement Doesn’t Wa…
The Lausanne-based publishing house Frontiers, founded by the neuroscientists Henry and Kamila Markram, has been added to the Beall’s List of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly op…
Jeffrey Bell, the author of the list of predatory publishers and journals widely expresses his unfavorable opinion about the open access movement in general and the academic publishing in developing countries. His latest attack was directed to SciELO, that he called on his blog "A publication favela", in another sad attempt to discredit both open access and scholarly publication in the developing world. His opinions are personal, unfounded and biased, and do not deserve any credit. … Read More →
Here's a quick roundup of several responses stemming from a blog post by Jeffrey Beall (University of Colorado-Denver) about two open access aggregators/meta-publishers in Latin America, SciElo and Redalyc. The post has caused a lot of conversation since it was first shared last Friday.
I recently became a member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and today was dismayed to see Jeffrey Beall’s article What the Open-Access Movement Doesn’t Want You to …