From: Ari Belenkiy <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 19:51:19 -0700

Byron,

Can you please cite the titles of the "misplaced" journals? And any
suggestions on WHY they could have been "misplaced"?

Did Ingenta Connect communicate its concerns to Beall's superiors at
Colorado U.?

Ari Belenkiy

Vancouver BC
Canada

On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 5:09 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Byron Russell <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 08:17:53 +0000
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> I quite agree. It was too easy (or lazy?) to see the list as being the
> go-to place for information about predatory publishers, several of whom –
> bona fide academic publishers – are hosted by Ingenta Connect, which gave
> rise to some concern as to what exactly the compiler’s parameters were.
> Like the DOAJ, we prefer to carry our own vetting procedures when
> approached by new publishers seeking our hosting services.
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> Byron
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> *Byron Russell*
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> *From:* LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]
> CRL.EDU] *On Behalf Of *LIBLICENSE
> *Sent:* 08 June 2017 01:18
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: Librarian behind list of 'predatory' publishers still
> faces harassment online
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> From: David Prosser <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 07:20:05 +0000
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> Indeed.  And the lives and livelihoods of some of people who worked for
> the publishers that were arbitrarily targeted by the list were affected.
> There is no excuse for harassment,  but there must be an acknowledgement
> that Beall’s whims had negative consequences, consequences that we
> magnified by the importance we collectively gave to the list .
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> David
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