Perhaps of interest to subscribers of this list, here are links to six blog posts on scholarly open-access journals in Brazil written by Brazilian journalist and science writer Maurício Tuffani. He writes for the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. Originally written in Portuguese, the blog posts have been translated to English.
· Fasten your seat belts, the editor is gone!<http://mauriciotuffani.blogfolha.uol.com.br/fasten-your-seat-belts-the-editor-is-gone/> (March 21) · The 'quantum' evaluation of scientific journals in Brazil<http://mauriciotuffani.blogfolha.uol.com.br/the-quantum-evaluation-of-scientific-journals-in-brazil/> (March 16) · Brazilian graduate programs accept 201 'predatory' journals<http://mauriciotuffani.blogfolha.uol.com.br/brazilian-graduate-programs-accept-201-predatory-journals/> (March 9) · In science, bad for Malaysia is good for Brazil<http://mauriciotuffani.blogfolha.uol.com.br/in-science-bad-for-malaysia-is-good-for-brazil/> (March 7) · Fake Professor edits journal selected by CAPES<http://mauriciotuffani.blogfolha.uol.com.br/fake-professor-edits-journal-selected-by-capes/> (March 6) -Jeffrey Beall
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