[Coral-List] NYT Article on "Predatory Open-Access Journals"

[Linda Pikula - NOAA Federal]

Dear Milton,

If you read the NY Times article you will see that a Librarian, Jeffrey
Beall at the University of Colorado, Denver has prepared an extensive list
of predatory journals.

Linda Pikula

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:51 PM, RainbowWarriorsInternational <
southern_caribbean at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Derek,
>
> This is a problem which manifests itself in every discipline and it preys
> on basic human needs for recognition. The current publishing world of
> academia itself is to blame partially.
>
> Because in each field of science scientists and researchers usually have a
> short list of peer-reviewed journals and conferences in their mental narrow
> focus, only librarians typically have a (often not much) better overview of
> available reputable journals and conferences in respective fields.
>
> It is high time for a global registry of scientific publishers and their
> respective journals and a form of rating and grading them.
>
>
>
> Milton Ponson, President
> Rainbow Warriors Core Foundation
> (Rainbow Warriors International)
> Tel. +297 568 5908
> PO Box 1154, Oranjestad
> Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
> Email: southern_caribbean at yahoo.com
> http://www.rainbowwarriors.net
>
> To unite humanity in a global society dedicated to a sustainable way of
> life
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Derek Alexander Soto Rodriguez <dereksoto at gmail.com>
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 10:56 AM
> Subject: [Coral-List] NYT Article on "Predatory Open-Access Journals"
>
>
> I want to share an article from the New York Times on so called
> pseudo-scientific journals and conferences and would like to hear opinions
> from other members of the community.
>
> http://nyti.ms/17mHk0Y
>
>
> Cheers!
> --
> *Derek A. Soto Rodriguez*
> *Master's Candidate*
> *Coral Biology and Ecology Laboratory
> Department of Marine Sciences*
> *University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
> Call Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681
>
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Linda Pikula
NOAA Regional Librarian
Library Director Miami Regional Library AOML/NHC
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