Open AccessToo Many Journals
Author(s) -
Bates Susan E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0012
Subject(s) - publishing , publication , medicine , open access publishing , internet privacy , library science , world wide web , political science , law , computer science
Policies promoting open access publishing have resulted in a startling increase in the number of gold open‐access publishing groups, some of which have been identified as “predatory” in nature. This commentary aims toward a better understanding of the characteristics of predatory publishing groups, discusses the negative aspects of accepting spam e‐mail invitations to publish in their journals, and encourages thought about an alternative direction for biomedical publishing.