Predatory journals make desperate bid for authenticity - The Hindu

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Summary:

"One more evidence that India has a huge and growing number of predatory journal publishers comes from the India office of the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Since March 2014, when the new criteria for DOAJ listing were put out, there have been about 1,600 applications from Open Access journal publishers in India.

Of these, only 4% (74) were found to be from genuine publishers and accepted for inclusion in the DOAJ directory. While 18% applications are still being processed, 78% were rejected for various reasons. One of the main reasons for rejection is the predatory or dubious nature of the journals.

Desperate to give websites an air of authenticity, predatory journals try getting indexed on DOAJ and other websites. Being indexed in DOAJ makes the task of cheating innocent researchers more easier. The business model of predatory journal publishing is based on levying article processing charge (APC) on authors even while offering no editorial services.

The DOAJ India office receives applications from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Nearly 70% of applications come from India, while the other countries account for 30%."

Link:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/predatory-journals-make-desperate-bid-for-authenticity/article18161405.ece

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Date tagged:

04/22/2017, 16:33

Date published:

04/22/2017, 12:33