I don't object to such a practice. Its different from most journals. Some are sponsored by a research or medical society, like RadioGraphics or one of the APA journals, while others are published by a large publisher such as Elsevier.
larry On 10/19/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ah, before the review though so they don't publish just anything that is > submitted? I guess the money has to come from somewhere and if there are no > subscription fees... > > Dana > > On 10/19/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It is legit. And they have a very good peer review system. Their > > policy is if you want to be published, you have to pay $1500 before > > the peer review. Its like a vanity journal almost. They don't accept > > sponsorship or ads etc., in order to remain completely independent. > > > > But there have been some very good articles published in their > > journals. When their psych journal comes out I may submit something, > > provided I can find someone else to pay the fees. > > > > larry > > > > On 10/19/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ah, I didn't see that. Since UNM's library linked to it I assumed it was > > > legit. Is it simply pay to be published or is there a peer review > > mechanism > > > too? I thought there was but I am not there right now. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > On 10/19/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > The Public Library of Science. Great concept, the ultimate in vanity > > > > journals - you have to pay $1500 to get published. But it is open > > > > access. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > On 10/19/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > will probably also enjoy > > > > > http://www.plos.org/journals/index.html > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > In the long run we are all dead. - John Maynard Keynes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177555 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
