Comments for Scholarly Open Access

Arben: That journal is published by Innovative Space of Scientific Research (ISSR Journals). This publisher is on my list. I consider the GIF and the ICV to be meaningless metrics. Questionable publishers often waive article processing charges when they first get started, in order to get articles into their empty journals. I recommend that you not submit any papers to this publisher’s journals. Good luck. –Jeffrey

Dear Mr.Jeffrey Beal,
could you please tell me about the Global journal of health science?

I recommend that you find a better journal than that one. That journal’s publisher is on my list.

Ooh, I’ve got 60 publications in good journals and no promotion in sight… Kosovo here I come!

Thank you very much for a prompt response on this matter !

Just sent them an email on that very topic; will let you all know what comes back.

http://www.kosovotwopointzero.com/en/article/983/students-block-up-rectors-office-and-get-arrested He’s not a victim but a result of political abuse of University of Prishtina.

I’m sorry but … you’re over-qualified!! There’s no place for you in our University. But, there’s hope … if you join current prime minister’s party (which means Mafia) then , of course ;)

I have already published two papers with IJMER. I honestly did not know about these issues-problems. My query is: Since you consider this as predatory, it means the publication of papers are not valid. Can I resubmit the same papers, originally as they are (have been published) to any other legitimate publisher, or ti will be considered as plagiarism.

Generally, you cannot submit the papers to another journal. This problem happens to a lot of people, and I recommend that you write new papers (without copying the earlier ones). If you resubmit, it will be considered duplicate submission and will hurt your career.

Curiously, the three articles in Volume 4, Issue 3, 2013 seem to be missing today. http://www.scienceandnature.org/IJEMS_Vol4(3)2013.php
The bogus article by Filan Fisteku remains, though.

Thanks, Ken!

I am compelled to say that Filan Fisteku writes manifestly well!

Dear Mr. Beall,

What about this journal “International Journal of Business and Management Science, ISSN: 1985-692X”. Is it ok to publish? What is your first impression. Thank you ?

Technoledge—let’s see: “an advanced shelf, sill or overhang”?

https://www.facebook.com/biotech.journal Biotech journal targets my facebook group for a marine genomics course, and also has a website, http://www.biotechjournal.info/

It looks questionable, would it be predatory?

I foud a weird journal http://www.biotechjournal.info/ because it also has a facebook profile https://www.facebook.com/biotech.journal that was requesting a membership into my facebook group for a marine genomics course. Looks questionable. Is it predatory?