There is lots written about Frontiers online. A Google search of “Frontiers in Psychology” will bring a lot of it up. Here is one from a couple of years ago that I find particularly interesting. http://deevybee.blogspot.ca/2015/06/my-collapse-of-confidence-in-frontiers.html
Best, Chris ….. Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 43.773895°, -79.503670° [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo orcid.org/0000-0002-6027-6709 ………………………………... On Nov 14, 2017, at 10:07 AM, Ken Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I, too, have read several papers from Frontiers and agree with Stuart's > assessment that the quality is quite variable across papers. > > Additionally, I agree that the editing is also of variable quality. The last > paper I read had several misspellings. > > Ken > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected] > Professor > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On 11/14/2017 9:59 AM, Stuart McKelvie wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Annette, >> >> Interesting question. At one point, I think that Jeffrey Beall (author of >> the list of predatory publishers and journals) raised some red flags about >> Frontiers, to which they protested vehemently. >> >> I have downloaded quite a few papers and have found the quality to vary. >> There are some interesting well-written articles and there are some >> poorly-written ones. Indeed, one was so bad that I wrote to the editors >> (they always list the names of editors and referees for each paper). The >> reply indicated agreement with my assessment, with a promise to look into >> procedures. >> >> One thing is clear: they have high publication charges. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Stuart >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> "Floreat Labore" >> >> <Mail Attachment.jpeg> >> "Recti cultus pectora roborant" >> >> Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402 >> Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661 >> Bishop's University, >> 2600 rue College, >> Sherbrooke, >> Québec J1M 1Z7, >> Canada. >> >> E-mail: [email protected] (or [email protected]) >> >> Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: >> http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy >> >> Floreat Labore" >> >> <Mail Attachment.jpeg> >> >> <Mail Attachment.jpeg> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> From: Annette Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: November-14-17 9:53 AM >> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> Subject: [tips] Frontiers in Psychology >> >> >> >> Do tipsters know of any evaluations of the quality of publications in this >> journal? >> >> Is this one of those new journals that publishes anything submitted, within >> reason, as long as the author pays the fees? >> >> A >> >> >> >> Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. >> Professor, Psychological Sciences >> University of San Diego >> 5998 Alcala Park >> San Diego, CA 921210 >> [email protected] >> > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=51726 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-51726-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=51727 or send a blank email to leave-51727-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
