Predatory publishing practices: is there life after Beall's list?

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dc.citation.epagep. 70en_ZA
dc.citation.spagep. 53en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNicholson, Denise Rosemary
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-13T15:11:12Z
dc.date.available2018-11-13T15:11:12Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.description.abstractBackground. Scholarly communication is an ever-evolving practice. As publishing advanced from the printed format to digital formats, new trends, practices and platforms emerged in academia. As reputable publishers adapted their business models to accommodate open access, many non-reputable publishers have emerged with questionable business models and less-than favourable or unacceptable publishing services. Objectives. This paper discusses changing trends in scholarly publishing, the advent of and problems caused by pervasive predatory publishing practices, and possible solutions. The paper also investigates possible alternatives to Beall’s list and whether a “one-stop shop” black- or white list would serve as a comprehensive tool for scholarly authors. Results. The paper concludes that there is no “one-stop shop” or comprehensive resource or guidelines available at this stage for scholarly authors to consult before publishing. It alerts scholars to be cautious and to do research about potential publishers, before submitting manuscripts for publication. Contributions. It provides recommendations and some useful resources to assist authors before they publish their works.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianCW2018en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1058-6768
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/26024
dc.journal.titleLibresen_ZA
dc.journal.volumeVolume 27, Issue 2, December 2017en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.orcid.idhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-3276en_ZA
dc.publisherWKW School of Communication & Information & NTU Libraries Nanyang Technological Universityen_ZA
dc.rightsLIBRES is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. The COPYWRIGHT of each LIBRES article is held by the author(s) of the article.en_ZA
dc.subjectPredatory publishingen_ZA
dc.subjectOpen access publishing - Economic aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectScholarly electronic publishing - Economic aspectsen_ZA
dc.subjectScholarly electronic publishing - Moral and ethical aspectsen_ZA
dc.titlePredatory publishing practices: is there life after Beall's list?en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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