Comment on Questionable OA Publisher Launches with a Clever Website and 52...
[…] not ring a bell so I checked Beal’s list, and yes the journal and publisher are mentioned in this article on the list. Just a quick glance, also the comments, should make most scholars think twice...
View ArticleComment on New OA Publisher: the Council for Innovative Research by Predatory...
[…] scholar really got into problems because of this. Some other examples: this article, CIR world also features on Beal’s list (Council for Innovative Research, again a name which raises suspicion by...
View ArticleComment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by Sanaji
Hello Prof. Jeffrey, Thanks for your list, Prof. What about the two journals: a) Journal of Advanced in Information Technology/JAIT (http://www.jait.us/), and b) International Journal of Innovation,...
View ArticleComment on Global Advanced Research Journals? None of the Above by jibosoroyal
Please, help me with some information on university based or reputable journals -Social Sciences/Political science. Thanks for the good information you’re letting out.
View ArticleComment on Iceland Professor in Hot Water for Publishing in Predatory...
[…] published this article in a journal, which is also on Beal’s list. It is poignant that an Icelandic scholar really got into problems because of this. Some other examples: this article, CIR world...
View ArticleComment on Global Advanced Research Journals? None of the Above by Jeffrey Beall
Sorry, I do not compile that information.
View ArticleComment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by Jeffrey Beall
Neither of the two journals is on my list at this time. Both are bottom-tier, and while a researcher might get academic credit for publishing his or her work in these two journals, the work will...
View ArticleComment on Publisher “Galore Knowledge Publication” Launches with One Journal...
[…] publisher and journals’ editorial team don’t take any responsibility regarding plagiarism and any other issues raised out of any article.” Well OK then, says Jeffrey […]
View ArticleComment on Global Advanced Research Journals? None of the Above by Amarmeriche
Thanks for your useful comments. 2 complete days of 4 were to visit Amsterdam from 9 to 9 and the next day Bruges à Ghent. And IJAS journal does not look like a Chemistry journal. Nobody understands...
View ArticleComment on List of Predatory Publishers 2014 by Jeffrey Beall
Possibly, but you would probably have to consult a lawyer.
View ArticleComment on Is SciELO a Publication Favela? by Antonio Dias Figueiredo
It is certainly a point the OA community should take – making the OA production visible beyond the vague neighborhoods of conventional search mechanisms! Favela is the Brazilian word for the...
View ArticleComment on Is SciELO a Publication Favela? by Jeffrey Beall
I actually think the name <em>SciELO </em>is a play on the Spanish word <em>cielo </em>(sky / heaven). Even with the addition of Thompson Reuters' SciELO Citation Index, few in...
View ArticleComment on Is SciELO a Publication Favela? by Jeffrey Beall
When I do a Google search for <em>Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz</em>, the first link that appears is not to SciELO but to the journal's homepage on the memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br website....
View ArticleComment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
It looks to me like it is a website that re-publishes papers presented at WASET conferences. WASET is on my list. I recommend that you not submit anything to this website.
View ArticleComment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
I do not list all the journals on my journal list. With a few exceptions, I only list “standalone” journals there, journals that do not have any publisher. IAP is not an academy; it is just another...
View ArticleComment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
Thank you for alerting me to this new publisher. I have analyzed it and determined that it meets the criteria for inclusion on the list, so I have added it to the list. Thank you again.
View ArticleComment on Is SciELO a Publication Favela? by Hooman Momen
I entirely agree with you that the key ingredient to a journal’s success is its quality and contents and not the platform it is published on. However I just did a search in Google on the Memorias do...
View ArticleComment on Is SciELO a Publication Favela? by Jeffrey Beall
Thank you for your comment, and please understand that my use of this metaphor follows up on the use of the phrase “publications ghetto” used in August, 2014 by a professor at the University of...
View ArticleComment on Is SciELO a Publication Favela? by Jeffrey Beall
And 27 OA journals are on the AOSIS platform as well.
View ArticleComment on Appeals by Jeffrey Beall
This journal is included on my list <a href="http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>, so I would recommend that you find a better one for your...
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