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Beall-listed Frontiers empire strikes back
The Swiss publishing business Frontiers was placed by the US librarian Jeffrey Beall on his well-known and hotly disputed listContinue Reading
Fear and Loathing at Frontiers
Many scientists have been receiving unsolicited emails from the Swiss publisher Frontiers, with invitations to submit papers or become peerContinue Reading
Frontiers’ Bread Madness
Frontiers published a paper titled: “Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease”. It is authored by two psychologists who declare that bread “can threaten our mental wellbeing”
OA publishers Hindawi vs. Frontiers: similar, yet different
In this article, I will compare editorial policies of two for-profit open access (OA) publishers, Frontiers and Hindawi. Though bothContinue Reading
No laughing matter
A small, highly specialized medical journal makes its first attempt at satire in 21 years. The New Year’s Eve spoof paperContinue Reading
Open Science, Open Scientists
On the evening of December 5th, I participated at the OpenCon Satellite Event in Berlin. It was organised by Jon TennantContinue Reading
Part 2: Trolling peer review to promote its ethics
In this follow-up to my previous article, I will describe two cases of how the editorial and peer review weaknesses at a FrontiersContinue Reading
Part 1: Frontiers in Paranormal Activities
This is my currently final (two-part) instalment on the topic of Frontiers listing by Jeffrey Beall as a potential, possibleContinue Reading
Join the Committee, ignore Publication Ethics
What we often perceive as independent quality certificates of publishing ethics are sometimes apparently nothing more than a fig leaf. This isContinue Reading
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