Open Access Publication, Journal Policy, and Scientific Community
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-04-28
Summary:
"The topic of open issues and open access publication is very interesting.1,2 In the present day, several new open
access journals are available, and it becomes the topic for discussion among medical editors and publishers. The
quality and impact of the open access journal are usually questioned. Björk and Solomon noted that both open access
and subscription journals had the same scientific impact and quality.3 Nevertheless, the problem of 'predator online
publisher' is the new emerging ethical problem relating to the emergence of open access publication. Some unethical
journals might have a nonacademic policy to make money, and this can destroy the merit of open access publishing.
In fact, the cost of publication in open access journals is usually a topic that is widely discussed. Some journals
might ask for a very high charge from the authors. The nature of unethical predator open access publishers usually
includes: 1) a very high charge, 2) no option for the author to select regarding open access, and 3) publication of many
articles in various nonrelating fields in each issue. It should be the role and responsibility of the publisher to set the
standard to control the quality of the open access publication society. International collaboration should be started."