From: Jan Velterop <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:07:58 +0100

The questions Ken Masters suggests are very sensible. Wouldn't it be
fair if they were also be asked of Jeffrey Beall when he puts a
publisher on his list, effectively alleging that those publishers are
'predatory'? Are they? Are they being satisfactorily answered?

Jan Velterop

On 22 Mar 2013, at 02:02, LIBLICENSE wrote:

> From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:09:12 +0400
>
> Hi All
>
> Serious allegations indeed.  Perhaps some questions to put to him are:
>
> - Do you have actual evidence beyond your own opinions?  (Not that
> one's own opinions are necessarily invalid; it's just good to know
> their basis, beyond speculation).
>
> - Has this evidence (and your conclusions) been verified by other
> independent professionals?
>
> - Is the process by which you have arrived at your conclusions based
> on established and professionally-recognised procedures, or have you
> determined these yourself?
>
> - As the allegations carry possible implications of criminality, has
> any of this evidence been shown to law-enforcement officials?  If so,
> what was their reaction; if not, why not?
>
> - Do you have any conflict of interest in the matter (Not necessarily
> financial - conflict of interest can come in many forms, including
> status and recognition by the various parties involved, and by the
> broader professional community).
>
> He might simply be abusing principles of academic freedom and freedom
> of speech to attack professional colleagues. Certainly wouldn't be the
> first time that has happened.
>
> Regards
>
> Ken
>
> Dr. Ken Masters
> Asst. Professor: Medical Informatics
> Medical Education Unit
> College of Medicine & Health Sciences
> Sultan Qaboos University
> Sultanate of Oman
> E-i-C: The Internet Journal of Medical Education
>
>
> On 21 March 2013 03:27, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> From: Regina Lee Carlyon <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:50:58 -0600
>>
>> Our library's ILL account, received a curious message regarding Mr. Beall's listing of predatory journals.  It came from a Dr. Ashok Khuranaa [[log in to unmask]] and suggested that the Beall list is motivated by a desire to damage a large number of journals from developing countries and a desire to gain visibility.  We were wondering if others have received similar communications?
>>
>> Regina
>>
>> University of Colorado at Boulder
>> Head of ILL Borrowing
>> University of Colorado Boulder