[Rockhounds] Beware the Predatory Journal

[Tim Fisher]

Interesting, I find this comment "revealed how this group lacks transparency in the editorial process during which editor's and reviewers' names often remain unknown to authors" pretty meaningless. It's called a blind review panel, is done by many respected and long running journals, including every one I have published in. As with many other aspects of publishing in scientific journals, it can be abused, e.g. by some editors who because they don't personally agree with the article consistently pick researchers that agree with them, knowing the authors may protest a bad review if they knew the identity of the reviewers. I know the journals I read have really cleaned that up where it was called out, of course others probably haven't. So it's a meaningless criteria on its own. Other than that I think the remaining are valid criticisms. 

Tim Fisher
Orerockon.com
Email nospam at orerockon.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Paul
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2018 2:50 PM
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Subject: [Rockhounds] Beware the Predatory Journal

Dear Carol,

You wrote:

"Someone commenting online cited an article from OMICS International claiming the oyster farms kill eelgrass and the oyster’s fecal matter increases nitrogen levels."

Go look at "Can I trust OMICS publishing group?" on Researchgate at:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_I_trust_OMICS_publishing_group

Yours,

Paul


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