From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:41:18 -0700 In this very interesting article: http://www.nature.com/news/predatory-journals-recruit-fake-editor-1.21662 . . . a group of four scholars at the University of Wrocław created a completely fake profile for a purported scientist and then had her submit application to hundreds of journals to join their editorial boards. "She" was not unsuccessful: "We conceived a sting operation and submitted a fake application for an editor position to 360 journals, a mix of legitimate titles and suspected predators. Forty-eight titles accepted. Many revealed themselves to be even more mercenary than we had expected." The article includes interesting comparisons of the differential response from journals on the controversial (and now disappeared) Beall's list, from journals in DOAJ, and JCR (Journal Citation Reports) journals. The need for money to change hands in some irregular ways is a recurring but not universal theme. Meanwhile the non-existent scientist seems (I won't spoil the punch lines of the article) assured of a prestigious and visible career. Jim O'Donnell Arizona State University