From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 23:12:22 -0500
Subject: US Federal Trade Commission & journals

Another government action related to journal publishing:

"A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction requested by the
Federal Trade Commission, temporarily halting the deceptive practices
of academic journal publishers charged by the agency with making false
claims about their journals and academic conferences, and hiding their
publishing fees, which were up to several thousand dollars.

"The preliminary injunction against OMICS Group Inc., iMedPub LLC,
Conference Series LLC, and their CEO, director, and owner, Srinubabu
Gedela stems from a complaint the FTC filed last year that names
Gedela and his three companies as defendants."

[SNIP]

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/11/ftc-
halts-deceptive-practices-academic-journal-publishers