Comment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2016 by Jeffrey Beall
Comment on Appeals by pot36
Dear Jeffrey
I’m sorry to say that “Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” is not a predatory journal, it’s a good one. It is indexed in the three main database :
Web of science : http://tmsnrt.rs/1P6z5PL
Medline : http://1.usa.gov/1P6yiyb
Scopus : http://bit.ly/1P6z5zk
Besides, it is published by Ingenta which is a good publisher : http://bit.ly/1P6zAJx
It’s impact factor is : 1;556 I just checked this.
So I don’t recommend people to avoid it.
Comment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
I disagree. I think it’s rubbish. Work published in this journal is hidden from most researchers. Its subscription costs are so expensive, few libraries subscribe to it. To purchase a single article costs $113 plus tax. Does your library subscribe to it? Mine doesn’t, as few libraries in America are dumb enough to pay exorbitant prices to access the low-quality work that appears in this journal.
Also, Ingenta is not the publisher; this journal is published by American Scientific Publishers.
Comment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2016 by Alhassan Lansah Abdulai
I actually referred to International Journal of Agricultural Research (IJAR). There is another one known as the Crop Journal
Comment on More Questionable Articles from MDPI by Josef Trögl
I would like add two more notes:
1) I am “fan of OA”. Especially my experiences with problematic reaching of scientific literature during studies lead my to this opinion.
2) The rejection in Sensors was directly by editor and due to “insufficient novelty”. A good point was that it took two days only to reach this decision and we could search for another journal.
Comment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by Harisha
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Please let me know about the journals listed below:
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment,
Zootaxa,
Phytomedicine,
Journal of Genetics,
Plant Systematics and Evolution,
Molecular Ecology
and
Silvae Genetica
Thank you in advance.
Comment on More Questionable Articles from MDPI by G Belly
Comment on Science Publishing Group: A Complete Scam by d0
The http://www.arpgweb.com website is also promoting the bogus research. The Dr. Jallat Khan Ph.D (Organic chemistry) is involved in this. This publication company also fake articles
Identification of the Teacher’s Debilitating Attitude Involved in Acquiring Oral Competency of ESL Students at Graduate Level
Authors: Sadia Ayub ; Muhammad Arfan Lodhi
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Issues of Language Diversity for Today’s Refugees
Authors: Judith A. Cochran
Dr. Claudia-Neptina Manea (Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania) is always given the comments on the articles.
Comment on Lambert Academic Publishing: A Must to Avoid by Majahana John Lunga
Whether it was a good move or not I do not know, but I first published with LAP in 2010, and then again in 2012, these being my master’s and PhD dissertations, which I had completed many years ago. These had been sitting and gathering dust in my shelves as well as at my university. At least now I have in book form my research for my senior degrees. Without LAP I would not possess these books. As for reviewing, the fact that my supervisors passed these documents is enough for me. It was not about money and royalties
Comment on Lambert Academic Publishing: A Must to Avoid by Jeffrey Beall
How many copies has Lambert sold to others?
Is the form so important, or is sharing the knowledge (in any form) most important?
Wouldn’t it be possible to print out your thesis and have a photocopy shop bind it for you, in the form of a book?
Comment on Appeals by pot36
Good morning
In regard to : “Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology”, my question is : are cost and inaccessibility to researchers a part of the predatory criteria ?
Secondly I don’t think that Thomson Reuters would a rubbish journal.
“Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” is published by both “American Scientific Publishers” and “Ingenta” this the link : http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2016/00000016/00000001;jsessionid=1mslx9nlbcg9g.alexandra
Best regards
Comment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
Ingenta is not the publisher; it’s the distributor.
You have placed too much faith in Thomson Reuters. It makes many mistakes. If you read the website, you’ll see the list is broader than just predatory. American Scientific Publishers is one that all researchers should avoid, in my opinion.
Comment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by Jeffrey Beall
Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment = not predatory
Zootaxa = There is more than one journal with this title, so I am unsure which you are referring to.
Phytomedicine There is more than one journal with this title, so I am unsure which you are referring to.
Journal of Genetics = not predatory
Plant Systematics and Evolution = not predatory
Molecular Ecology = not predatory
Silvae Genetica = be very careful; there are some reports about this journal being hijacked.
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Comment on Questionable Subscription Publisher Acts Like a Predatory OA One by dan tchernov
I also got one today, the guy is busy. I sent him an email where I state that I am willing to publish in his journal if he will donate 10 million $ to my University :) . what a …..
Comment on Appeals by pot36
Thank you for the clarifications.
Comment on Appeals by Ebenezer
Dear Jeffrey Beall, I submitted a paper to Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment about four months ago. The Journal is published by Babol Noshirvani University of Technology but is assisted by the International Digital Organization for Scientific Information (IDOSI). The journal claims publication is absolutely free since cost of publication is borne the university. Now I’m about to sign copyright transfer form. Is it safe to ggo ahead?
Thanks.
Comment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
Comment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2015 by Justin Keogh
The Journal of athletic enhancement now appears to be listed on pubmed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101632506 but its publisher SciTechnol still appears to be listed on your list of predatory journals. What are your thoughts on this potential discrepancy?
Comment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2015 by Jeffrey Beall
PubMed should not be used as a whitelist. It is not a measure or mark of quality.
SciTechnol is a horrible publisher and should be avoided by all honest researchers.