From: Stevan Harnad <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:47:47 -0400

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 9:58 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:13:16 +0400
>
> Hi Stevan
>
> > From: Stevan Harnad <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:08:19 -0400
>
> > I apologize to Ken Masters. I mistakenly took his questions to be
> > directed to Jeffrey Beall rather than to the person who wrote the
> > letter to him. -- Stevan Harnad
>
> Apology accepted.

However,

Let there be no mistake about my own view:

(1) I fully approve of and support Jeffrey Beall's work informing the
research community about putative "predatory" on the part of Gold OA
journal publishers

(2) I do not approve in any way of Ken Masters's (or anyone's)
postings impugning Jeffrey Beall's integrity or implying he has a
conflict of interest.

(3) I was apologizing here for having assumed that Ken Masters's
letter was again a critique of Jeffrey Beall's work rather than a
critique of the attack on Jeffrey Beall's work.

(4) I listed Jeffrey Beall's criteria in defence of Jeffrey Beall's work.

(5) I am perplexed that Ken Masters intended his posting as a critique
of a critique of Jeffery Beall, but I have taken his word that such it
was, and it is for that reason that I have apologized.to Ken Masters
for misinterpreting his posting.

(6) My apology to Ken Masters is on no account to be taken out of
context and used in any way to imply anything else, such as a
criticism of Jeffrey Beall's work, or support of anyone's criticism of
Jeffrey Beall's work.

Stevan Harnad


> On 27 March 2013 07:16, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > From: Stevan Harnad <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:08:19 -0400
> >
> > I apologize to Ken Masters. I mistakenly took his questions to be
> > directed to Jeffrey Beall rather than to the person who wrote the
> > letter to him. -- Stevan Harnad
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:25 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Ken Masters <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:16:07 +0400
> > >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > Stevan Harnad wrote:  "Since neither Jan Velterop nor Ken Masters seem
> > > to have looked at Jeffrey Beall's published criteria, I append them
> > > below:"
> > >
> > > I'd really like to know how he arrived at that conclusion about me.
> > > My questions were clearly suggested as questions to be directed
> > > towards the person identified as sending the letter concerning Jeffrey
> > > Beall.  These are, however, fairly standard questions, and if anyone
> > > wishes to ask them of anyone else (or if Jeffrey Beall wishes to
> > > address those), that's fine by me - there is no copyright on them.
> > >
> > > Perhaps a re-reading of my mail would be appropriate.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > Dr. Ken Masters