Comments for Scholarly Open Access

So publishers can get off The List, purely by abandoning Open Access?

Maybe there should be a “former OA” supplementary list.

It is a good thing that these two publishers realized their folly of supporting open access publishing and changed to toll-access model in time. Other open access publishers should also realize that open access publishing is good for nothing and change to toll-access or shut shop.

No problem with either the business model, the financial viability or the morals.

They probably should have mentioned that the dollars are Zimbabwe Dollars though.

is The International Journal of Electronics and Computer Science Engineering (IJECSE) fake journal,
they wrote in their site
Call for paper – Last date for paper submission: 25th Aug 2014, Acceptance Notification: With in 7 to 20 working days., Publication Date: With in week after acceptance
so 7-20 days only to review paper and accept it, so it’s fake or not??
Thanks in advanced

I haven’t fully analyzed that journal, but this quick paper acceptance is very suspicious. Also, a quick look at their site shows they use bogus metrics and they also display logos from many organizations that they really have no connection with. I would advise, based on this, that you find a better journal for your work and avoid this journal.

So it is easy now to get off the hook in the Beall’s list by simply moving to closed access.

It is good to maintain a list that previously open access then switch to closed access.

If publishers are doing unethical practices when they are open what is more can we expect if they are closed. Just my simple opinion.

Kindly advise about the following Journals:
Mycoses, Pharmacologia, Pharmacogosy Journal, Intent impact NDDS (www,inventi.in), Indian J. Pharmacology, Asian J. Medical Sciences, Asian J. Pharmacological, Current Research J. Biological Sciences, J. Global Infectious Diseases, Global J. Molecular Sciences, Global J. Environmental Research, Global J. of Biotechology, and Biochemistry

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I refer you to my lists here:
http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/
http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/

Thanks for your fast response
second what about this one i want to know acceptance time?, it’s fake impact factor?
International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering ( IJEEE ); ISSN(Print): 2278-9944 ; ISSN(Online): 2278-9952 ;

http://www.iaset.us/electronics-and-electrical-engineering-international-journals-with-impact-factor.php

Sorry, I don’t know its acceptance time. However, I think it will be very fast. This journal’s publisher is on my list, so I recommend that you find a better journal than this one. Also, you are correct — the impact factor they state is bogus.

http://www.ciitresearch.org/pdcs.html

Thank a lot for your patient
finally if you please tell me about this journal it’s fake or not
and what is the acceptance time?

Fake and very fast acceptance time.
Good luck.

I’m so sorry but what can you say about Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola Journal. Thank you.

That journal has a legitimate version and a hijacked version.
Please be careful and do not submit a paper to the hijacked version.

thank you for the urgent reply. Ciencia e Tecnica Vitivinicola Journal is authentic?

I’m sorry the address isn’t sent. office@ciencia-e-tecnica.org is authentic?

There are two journals with the same title. One is good, and one is bad.

Thank you so much for the information and detailed explanations. About your ending question, I ran into this publisher during my paper readings. I can also agree that such a publisher is not a highly scientific or credible one. However, I think any recommendation against or in favor of a publication will be somehow case-dependent. In other words, not all researchers get to (or should) always publish in high ranked journals (e.g., in Science, Nature, ACS, etc.). There do are some works which are not so brilliant or massive, do not possess a very attractive topic, are not prepared by highly renowned authors (from the developing countries. e.g.), or cannot wait for a lengthy review process. In such cases, there should be some publishers or journals that more easily publish, but adhere to minimum standards. My question about this publisher was raised from such a point of view. In fact, I wondered if broad scope or repetitive theme are as inappropriate as a publication charge as an index for avoiding a specific publication or not. To sum up, I think it is inevitable that publishers and journals differ in their reviewing standards and also the review pace (ranging from 2 weeks to 2 years according to my observations).

Many thanks.

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