From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:03:33 -0400

Of possible interest
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Experts debate how best to point researchers to reputable publishers
and steer them away from predatory ones.

By Tracy Vence | July 17, 2017

"From 2009 until early this year, University of Colorado librarian
Jeffrey Beall shed unprecedented light on questionable publishing
practices with his “blacklist” of hundreds of publishers he considered
predatory. The now-defunct list included journals that he deemed
unethical for a number of reasons, including their excessive
article-processing charges, atypical copyright policies, and shoddy—or
nonexistent—peer review. Although Beall took down his list in January,
a few months later the academic publishing consultancy Cabell’s
International announced its own blacklist, which, like Beall’s,
identifies journals that the Beaumont, Texas–based company considers
questionable. (Unlike Beall’s list, Cabell’s blacklist is only
available for a fee.)"

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http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49903/title/On-Blacklists-and-Whitelists/#.WWzbKU_iIzs.twitter