tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post2144253073535279047..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: Journals, Open Access Journals and More JournalsSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-31256694029884686892012-05-27T01:00:05.820-04:002012-05-27T01:00:05.820-04:00Bill, thanks for commenting. The list is very info...Bill, thanks for commenting. The list is very informative.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-76572162003959059422012-05-26T19:17:54.794-04:002012-05-26T19:17:54.794-04:00Readers, if not familiar with "Beall's Li...Readers, if not familiar with "Beall's List of Pedatory Open Access Journals," should take a look:<br /><br />http://metadata.posterous.com/83235355<br /><br />,,,and his Facebook Page:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/POA.PublishersBill Cohenhttp://www.harringtonparkpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-54845329452736650152012-02-21T21:51:40.548-05:002012-02-21T21:51:40.548-05:00Joe, I appreciate the comment. I agree that the mo...Joe, I appreciate the comment. I agree that the modern method of reading the literature is to search the topic you are interested in. What journal the paper appears in makes little difference, except that journals with high impact factors generally have better quality papers.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-27474208431753240652012-02-20T00:41:16.520-05:002012-02-20T00:41:16.520-05:00Concerning "Who has the time or interest to r...Concerning "Who has the time or interest to read 25 journals? What is the quality of the articles in all these journals? Does anyone read this stuff? Does anyone really care?"<br /><br />Yes, people do care, but people search for article topics through Google Scholar or WoS or Medline or whatever the flavor of the month search engine they are using. The title and abstract keywords and subjects, the importance of the author and the research methodology/conclusions are some of the important criteria, not the title of the journal that contains the article. So, people need to have access to a very wide range of journals, not just 25 or whatever number you could pick. A great article can appear in Nature or Cell or PNAS, but that obscure and narrowly focused article in PLoS One could also be just as important for you.Joehttp://www.nuthingbut.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-59419677773057030032011-10-13T20:41:09.425-04:002011-10-13T20:41:09.425-04:00@Liz
Thanks for the comments. The links were fasc...@Liz<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. The links were fascinating. John Morrison is a man of many talents indeed.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-53923447800804468562011-10-13T18:38:03.077-04:002011-10-13T18:38:03.077-04:00Hi SS,
Did you know that phishing scams have come...Hi SS,<br /><br />Did you know that phishing scams have come to scholarly publishing?<br /><br />Two blog posts about it, one from a science librarian, <a href="http://laikaspoetnik.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/i-got-the-wrong-request-from-the-wrong-journal-to-review-the-wrong-piece-the-wrong-kind-of-open-access-apparently-something-wrong-with-this-inherently/" rel="nofollow">Something wrong with this inherently</a><br /><br />and one from a graduate student, David Modic,<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.pita.si/2011/07/01/a-peer-review-phishing-scam-2/" rel="nofollow">A peer-review phishing scam</a><br /><br />whose PhD research is on scams and deceptions.Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-87604179538250926712011-10-13T18:04:22.439-04:002011-10-13T18:04:22.439-04:00@Charles
Interesting blogs. I agree that part of ...@Charles<br /><br />Interesting blogs. I agree that part of this is pressure on faculty to publish. I'll have more to say about that in an upcoming blog.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-1272635199654475952011-10-13T17:06:48.286-04:002011-10-13T17:06:48.286-04:00Your calculation of the tangible benefits of open ...Your calculation of the tangible benefits of open access publishers is precisely why I wrote several blog posts on "predatory open access." I didn't coin the term, but I think it fits. Any junior researcher or un-tenured faculty is the prey. I made a similar income calculation of 6 million for the publisher I distain. Happy reading. http://openbiomed.info/tag/predatory-publishing/Charles J Greenberghttp://www.openbiomed.infonoreply@blogger.com