Business isn’t my thing either…but isn’t “lack of adherence to industry standards” a common flaw in almost all budding publishers? after the phase of survival as a business, it’s a matter of time when they adhere to business standards…which again guarantees long term survival.
But of course in combination with the other two it might indicate fraud.
Thank you for your hard work…considering to benefit from it. Like you sir, I am a cautious person too, in fact very…
But, I do see a changing world…Don’t you?
Would like to know how one…I…could know about unethical behavior-lack of transparency and intentional use of deception- by checking on the publisher’s website. That’s the publisher we would see. (I am an author…not a publisher) What are the main things we should look for? Is COPE membership a must for a publisher? Or..is it a good to have?
