Comment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by Jeffrey Beall
You missed the point. Having a page charge is normal. Where is the editor-in-chief? Where is the editorial board? Why are they publishing 50-100 short, low-quality papers each month? Who is deciding...
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“And keep in mind, most scientific advances are made by going against ‘the consensus’.” Proponents of pseudoscience love to say things like this, along with buzzwords like “disruptive” and “outside the...
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The Finnish term, ‘dosentti’, is the English equivalent of ‘docent’ (as noted in the document you provided) which, in several parts of Europe, generally breaks down into: Full Prof. > Docent >...
View ArticleComment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2015 by Jeffrey Beall
It's published by "Modern Research Publishers," a publisher included on my list. I recommend that you <strong>not</strong> submit any papers to this journal.
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To me, the most pernicious effect of predatory publishing is to allow pseudo-science to cloak itself in the veneer of respectability. Reporters, politicians, and the public too often can’t tell the...
View ArticleComment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by K Tada
As J_C says in his comment below, they have a homepage in Japanese showing present HQ members of the society. http://spts.jpn.com/katsudo/katudou.html They have 編集委員会(Editorial Committee) and 大重 匡...
View ArticleComment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by Jeffrey Beall
All their papers are published in English, and this information is not available on their main English website or in English anywhere. This is negligent.
View ArticleComment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by K Tada
I completely agree with you. I have sent an e-mail alerting this issue to J-Stage. I also noticed that PMC recently started to share the articles of the journal recently....
View ArticleComment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2015 by Heather Jacobsen
Here’s one that looks suspect to me. They approached me to submit, and I am not even an academic writer! I searched your list for it, but it didn’t come up… https://www.ecronicon.com.
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MC: let me help this get more precise, as this is a weird pattern not seen in most disciplines and it can seem like fantasyland. 1) Many credible journals publish real peer-reviewed climate science,...
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Please, have a look: TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE] http://www.e-tang.org [Very wide scope, did not find info about fees, alternative medicine.]
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You say “most scientific advances are made by going against ‘the consensus” Hardly! 99.9% of scientific advances are made by scientists who build on the science of previous scientists, all of whom...
View ArticleComment on Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2016 by Jeffrey Beall
Correct. Please see my explanation <a href="https://scholarlyoa.com/2015/11/19/be-careful-using-ncbi-databases-as-journal-whitelists/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>.
View ArticleComment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by Jeffrey Beall
It’s not removed. There are two lists. The removal of MDPI was announced in a Tweet and with an update in a blog post.
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Is this one okay? World wide Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development. I can’t find it in the stand-alone list. Thanks.
View ArticleComment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by K Tada
1. Having page charge is normal (as you noted). 2. They have an editorial committee consisting of academic professionals. (Of course, they should have English page about this information.) 3....
View ArticleComment on Japanese Open-Access Journal is a Joke by Jeffrey Beall
When “factory” journals such as this one are exposed, it is not uncommon for them to lose their impact factors. It is very obvious that this journal is just a factory where people pay a high price to...
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GDWIlliams: Don’t waste your time. https://profile.theguardian.com/user/id/3974340 https://twitter.com/pinroot He retweets Steve Milloy … ie. happy to support somebody who got paid by tobacco companies...
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Borderline. Not a candidate for my list at this time. Thanks.
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In my opinion, no. It is not okay. It is now on the list (the very last entry). I recommend you find a stronger journal than this one.
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