From: Roddy MacLeod <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 07:57:05 +0100

On journals, rather than books - INASP have various resources to help researchers and authors.  e.g. Helping researchers distinguish credible journals http://blog.inasp.info/helping-researchers-distinguish-credible-journals/ written by Siân Harris, their Communications Specialist.  Look around their website for more things of interest.

All journals at http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/index.php have been through a selection process to check for quality.  There are now more OA journals in JournalTOCs than DOAJ (13,550 v 11,843), plus JournalTOCs includes hybrid (11,850 journals) and subscription journals.  A grand total of 31,500 journals from 3135 publishers.

Roddy MacLeod
JournalTOCs


On 25 July 2018 at 00:22, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Werner Hillebrecht <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:01:14 +0200

It would be helpful if this useful advice could be expanded with tips how to avoid predatory "book" publishers who target fresh graduates with offers to publish their thesis.  I wonder how they monitor this market - they seem to be quite efficient, judging from the examples in this country where I have been able to advise (or not).  Unfortunately there seems to be no thumbs-up list like DOAJ for this sector - or is there? Would be helpful to know.

Regards

Werner Hillebrecht
Namibia History and Heritage Consultant
PO Box 31687 Pioneerspark, Windhoek, Namibia
+264-(0)814778520


On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 1:51 AM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: <Eric.Merkel-Sobotta@degruyter.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 07:30:08 +0000

I can only encourage everyone on this list to direct researchers, especially those at the beginning of their careers, to www.thinkchecksubmit.org – an initiative sponsored by publishers, libraries and other professional organizations which seeks to give researchers seeking a journal for their published researcher a few simple tips on how to recognize a predatory or fake journal.

 

Best regards,

Eric

 

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