Comment on Another OA Publisher Launches with 96 New Journals by Jeffrey Beall

Mr. Singh: Thanks for letting me know about this new publisher. I do not want to add it to my list at this time. I do see some serious weaknesses. Also, there is a question as to whether the journals actually qualify as open-access journals (and I limit my work to OA journals). One is asked to register to download the actual articles, and by definition open-access does not include content for which registration is required for viewing. There are some sloppy aspects to the operation as well. I was easily able to see some plagiarism in one of the articles, and I also saw that some editorial board members were listed without any affiliations. I need more time to analyze this publisher, and hopefully they will be able to fix the weaknesses that are there now. Thank you. Jeffrey Beall