tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post2749335105729265840..comments2024-03-07T15:19:55.343+01:00Comments on Copy, Shake, and Paste: Fake JournalsDebora Weber-Wulffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-58354989014780267692009-05-10T11:58:00.000+02:002009-05-10T11:58:00.000+02:00Thank you, Laika, for the clarifications!
I have ...Thank you, Laika, for the clarifications!<br /><br />I have some more links coming in from bashful readers:<br /><br />* The full story of the <I>Chaos, Solitons and Fractals</I> journal by El Naschie is blogged at <A HREF="http://www.scienceblogs.de/mathlog/2008/11/chaos-bei-elsevier.php" REL="nofollow">Mathblog</A>* The bizarre story of <A HREF="http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Dr-Herbert-Schlangemann-oder-die-Geschichte-eines-pseudowissenschaftlichen-Nonsens-Papiers--/meldung/120927" REL="nofollow">Dr. Herbert Schlangenmann</A>, a non-existent researcher with a great publication record (in German). <br /> <br /><br />I hope that this discussion makes its way into the mainstream press, in the hopes that many university libraries decide that they can spend their money on better publications or better publication methods, especially Open Access.Debora Weber-Wulffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-76996237592104848582009-05-10T01:07:00.000+02:002009-05-10T01:07:00.000+02:00And there was also this Elsevier math journal that...And there was also this Elsevier math journal that published mainly articles written by its editor, "Chaos, Solitons & Fractals". Granted, this one might probably rather be considered just a "very bad journal" and not "fake" like the ones in your list (following Dr. Freeride). <br /><br />Still, Elsevier is a indeed a rather strong argument against that funny Nature editorial, where they suggested that Open Access journals like PLoS are prone to vanity publications.Schlupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399256701731431557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-32714268991760356162009-05-10T01:05:00.000+02:002009-05-10T01:05:00.000+02:00Thank you for referring to my post.
However I fea...Thank you for referring to my post. <br />However I fear that some things also got a little shaked and pasted ;)<br />I never intended to say that Excerpta Medica Journals are "journals" with reprints of ghostwritten articles. Most of these articles are just peer reviewed papers, published elsewhere and "excerpted" here.<br />I.m.o. the following applies:<br />A. the 6 Australian Excerpta journals are throwaways=advertorials<br />B. (most?) of the other Excerpta Journals are regular excerpts .<br />C. Excerpta never said these are peer reviewed papers, and you can immediately see they are "just" excerpts (citations given)<br />D. Indeed Excerpta Medica as a MECC has done some ghost management for Wyeth in truly peer reviewed papers. This was a few years ago. The Excerpta Medica JOURNALS had nothing to do with it.<br /><br />Nevertheless both the throwaways and (even more so) the ghost management are worrisome and wrong.Laikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438218212450731942noreply@blogger.com