Beall`s paper is provocation but a clever one, as it points to some
critical aspects of golden OA. I would like to emphasize that the three
points summarized by Jeoron Bosman need further discussion and
consideration but would also like to add a fourth (regarding the green
type). There is much evidence that immediate deposit + performance
evaluation strongly increases the rate of self-archiving but I am also
convinced that a strong links to performance measurements can damage the
reputation of OA in academia. In addition many scholars do not like
paternalistic actions that much...
Niels Taubert
Am 10.12.2013 00:01, schrieb Bosman, J.M.:
After thoroughly reading Beall's paper I can find three reasonable
points raised.
-Speculation on the effect of the price mechanism introduced between
author and publisher through Gold OA journals with APC's. This is
something that deserves close attention. It should be interesting to
discuss the SCOAP model (http://scoap3.org/) in this regard.
-The supposed absence of the a community function in broad OA
megajournals. Is that true? Is it to be regretted? Are there
alternative communities that function separate from the journal proper?
-The supposed lack of warnings issued by OA advocates against
predatory journals. I at least partly second Beall here. I myself was
taken by surprise by the amazing speed with which these bogus journals
came to rise. And DOAJ waited far too long with more stringent criteria.
All three issues merit further discussion but alas in Beall's paper
these points are drowning in a sea of unproductive nonsense.
BTW many researchers in my university effectively have a mandate: to
publish in first quartile impact factor JCR journals .....
Jeroen Bosman
Utrecht University Library
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