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Hi, A Canadian article on predatory publishing just out: Is Canadian research falling prey to predatory journals? Date: January 19, 2017 Author: Karen Palmer, Timothy Caulfield & Maureen Taylor http://healthydebate.ca/2017/01/topic/canadian-research- falling-prey-predatory-journals cheers, Leigh-Ann On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 1:47 AM, Jon Brassey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > The Beall's list of potential predatory publishers has been taken offline > for reasons unknown. For those that don't know: > > "*Predatory journals can engage in a large number of suspicious > activities, such as deceptive journal name, sending massive spam requests > to authors and reviewers, falsely claiming to have a higher credibility > than they have based on common journal metrics, publish a lot of fake > content, do not engage in peer review despite claiming to etc*." ( > https://debunkingdenialism.com/2017/01/16/what-happened- > to-jeffrey-bealls-list-of-allegedly-predatory-publishers/) > > Retraction Watch > <http://retractionwatch.com/2017/01/17/bealls-list-potential-predatory-publishers-go-dark/> > have also published an article on the topic. > > Reading Twitter the main reason given for the removal was threats of legal > action or pressure from his University. > > I can't help feeling this is a vital resource to help combat fake content > (and therefore dodgy evidence). I'm wondering if people out there have got > any ideas about re-creating this list in a way that makes it immune from > possible legal threats? As well as providing a 'safe' place to store this > information there needs to be consideration of maintaining it as well > (wiki-style community contributions spring to mind) to ensure new 'fake' > sources are identified. > > I can't help feeling others (perhaps not even in healthcare) will be > having similar conversations, so if anyone knows of any do let me know. > > Best wishes > > jon > > PS the list is still available via a web archive > https://web.archive.org/web/20170111172306/https:// > scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ > > > -- > Jon Brassey > Director, Trip Database <http://www.tripdatabase.com> > Honorary Fellow at CEBM <http://www.cebm.net>, University of Oxford > Creator, Rapid-Reviews.info > >