From: "Lars Bjørnshauge" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 09:16:51 +0200

Sandy,

to your questions below:

The 30% of OA-journals applying APCs covers a wide range of journals ,
many of these from PloS, BMC, Springer Open, Hindawi, Copernicus,
Dove, MDPI etc. to a number of smaller publishers like Co-Action etc.

The 30% figure is generated from the DOAJ where you can browse for
journals with/without APCs -
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=byPublicationFee&uiLanguage=en.

Allthough we haven´t had as our first priority to check DOAJ against
various lists of "shabby" publishers I am absolutely sure that only a
small fraction of the 30% (2500+ journals) is listed by Beall.

The criteria currently applied by DOAJ in the selcetion process you
can find here -
http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=loadTemplate&template=about&uiLanguage=en#criteria.

DOAJ will shortly launch new, tighter, even more objective,
transparent and more detailed criteria more closely addressing the
quality of the editorial process and openness.

Lars Bjørnshauge

SPARC’s Director of European Library Relations – www.sparceurope.com
Managing Director DOAJ – www.doaj.org – twitter: DOAJplus
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> From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 17:43:17 -0500
>
> Does anyone know if the 30% includes all of the journals identified by
> Beall as "predatory"? Is there any other way for a "predatory" journal
> to make money than by charging APCS (and sponsoring "conferences")?
> Are all the "predatory" journals listed in the DOAJ? Are there any
> criteria applied to journals that are listed there?
>
> Sandy Thatcher