Academic Publishing News

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"Reforming Academic Publishing: The Push for Diamond Open Access"

Arash Abizadeh advocates for "diamond" open access in academic publishing, where universities and libraries directly fund journals, eliminating commercial pressures and making research freely accessible. This model addresses the high costs and restricted access of current publishing practices, but faces challenges due to the prestige associated with established commercial journals.

2 years ago•Source: Daily Nous

"Open-Access Publishers Face Allegations of Self-Citation Abuse"

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3.07 min•2 years ago

"Open-Access Publishers Face Allegations of Self-Citation Abuse"

Two major open-access publishers, MDPI and Frontiers, have been accused of excessive self-citation to inflate their journal impact factors, according to a study on SocArXiv. The study found that these publishers' journals have significantly higher self-citation rates compared to others, raising concerns about citation manipulation. Both publishers deny encouraging such practices and claim to have measures in place to monitor and prevent unethical citation behavior.

via Chemical & Engineering News