FTC files case against academic publisher, cites multiple violations including hidden fees and misleading researchers | Media | The Drum

lkfitz's bookmarks 2016-08-31

Summary:

"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged OMICS Group, Inc., the publisher of hundreds of purported online academic journals, with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding publication fees ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars."

Link:

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/08/29/ftc-files-case-against-academic-publisher-cites-multiple-violations-including-hidden

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oa.new oa.publishers oa.usa oa.predatory oa.government oa.litigation oa.omics oa.jif oa.impact oa.fees oa.indexing oa.metrics

Date tagged:

08/31/2016, 17:46

Date published:

08/31/2016, 13:46