...they [start-up subscription journals, or as Stevan calls them bottom-rung
journals] were not subscribed to by institutions if there was no empty subject
niche they were filling, nor before they had established their track-records
for quality.
Where has Stevan been the last 4 decades?
The
a. I agree with Jan Velterop that the Fools-Gold Junk-Journal start-ups are
not a major problem and will be weeded out with time.
b. I even agree that authors (and referees) that fall for journal scam get
what they deserve, and perhaps learn a useful lesson from it.
c. I also agree that the
Velterop
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Subject: [GOAL] Re: Further Fallout From Finch Folly
...they [start-up subscription journals, or as Stevan calls them bottom-rung
journals] were not subscribed
Are many of the new commercial journals actually �subscribed to� or
are they added to existing packages in hopes they will capture
sufficient market share to continue? � my assumption is that the
concept of loss leaders is NOT operable for society published
journals.
While I don't think
On 2012-12-18, at 8:26 PM, Roddy Macleod macleod.ro...@gmail.com wrote:
*Editors with publishing and library experience, available to do the
background work, and backed up with scholarly reviewers - sounds OK to me.
*
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