From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:15:12 +0000 >Interesting, here is an attempt to eliminate a useful and quite >precise terminology - "a predatory publisher." Why - just to get extra >points in kowtowing to the same powerful forces which silenced Jeffrey >Beall? Ari, if you think I’m kowtowing to anyone on this issue you clearly don’t know me well. But if you’d like to know why I think the term “predatory” is not, in fact, either very useful or very precise you can read my explanation here: https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/05/11/should-we-retire-the-term-predatory-publishing/ --- Rick Anderson Assoc. Dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication Marriott Library, University of Utah Desk: (801) 587-9989 Cell: (801) 721-1687 [log in to unmask]