2013
DOI: 10.1080/00987913.2013.10765505
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Librarian vs. (Open Access) Predator: An Interview with Jeffrey Beall

Abstract: A few times a week, I receive e-mails inviting me to submit my manuscript to open access journals with topics ranging from software engineering to biotechnology. I have no background or expertise in these areas, but I always assumed that I received these messages because I am the contact for all of my library's journal subscriptions. After becoming familiar with the work of Jeffrey Beall, who has been working to raise awareness of what he has termed "predatory" open access publishers, I learned that that might… Show more

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“…And it is subjective. (Beall in an interview with Wilson, 2013) Beall also stated: 'Generally, when I get a request to pull a publisher from my list, I'll do a reanalysis of the publisher, because they change over time. They can get better.…”
Section: Some Concluding Remarksmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…And it is subjective. (Beall in an interview with Wilson, 2013) Beall also stated: 'Generally, when I get a request to pull a publisher from my list, I'll do a reanalysis of the publisher, because they change over time. They can get better.…”
Section: Some Concluding Remarksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They can get better. There's been about a half a dozen or so that I've removed from my list in the past year' (Wilson, 2013). Classing all the journals together as fake may therefore be injurious to possible budding publishing projects whose operations might be hampered by low technology, and by poor facilities and infrastructures and skills.…”
Section: Some Concluding Remarksmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Second, although Beall acknowledges the subjectivity of his Criteria, going as far as to state that his lists consist solely of his opinion, 33 this study affirms this subjectiveness and raises questions concerning their application to publisher and journal evaluation. Due to the rate of disagreement, the use of a three-person, independently working panel of analysts highlights the subjectiveness of Beall's Criteria.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…They went so far as calling Beall an "academic terrorist", "a predatory blogger", "an academic joker" and a "Colorado clown" (Scholarly Open Access, n.d.). The title of Kristen Wilson's (2013) article Librarian vs. (open access) predator: An interview with Jeffrey Beall is self-explanatory.…”
Section: Authenticity Of Beall's Listmentioning
confidence: 99%