From: Xiaotian Chen <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:30:37 -0500

Yes, the list can be better maintained and more accurate, if it is by a
group instead of one person.  However, if it "affects people's work lives
significantly", maybe those people should not count on the listed
publishers too significantly for their work lives.

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Xiaotian Chen
Electronic Services Librarian / Associate Professor
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA.  1-309-677-2839
http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~chen/

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 5:58 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Aline Soules <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 21:56:29 -0700
>
> Unfortunately, some of the journals on the list weren't predatory;
> yet, in some tenure cases, publications were discounted because the
> journal was on the list.  If anyone picks up on this list again, I
> hope the first thing the person does is check on the status of every
> journal on the list.  This affects people's work lives significantly.
>
> Aline
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>
> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 7:22 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 21:13:51 -0700
> >
> > We still unaware why Jeffrey Beall closed his blog in January 2017.
> >
> > I assume enormous pressure was exercised on him by his
> > employers/supervisors. For one, I would love to know their names.
> >
> > For two, I am ready to maintain the famous list in my own name.
> >
> > Ari Belenkiy
> >
> > Vancouver BC
> > Canada
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 6:57 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 08:53:31 -0500
> > >
> > > https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/06/02/librarian-beh
> ind-list-predatory-publishers-still-faces-harassment-online#
> .WTFr5BXwgwk.mailto
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sanford G. Thatcher
> > > Frisco, TX  75034-5514
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