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…the concern is primarily around online) is seen as “prior publication” by journals and rejected for that reason. The perception drives behaviour so that, where students/supervisors have a choice, they will decline open access or seek a lengthy embargo because they fear publishers will refuse to publish work that has arisen from the thesis. A 2013 survey[1] of STEM publishers showed that while…Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility position statement
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JOR/ORS Workshop on Preprint Servers: Public Access and Peer-Review
Preprint servers are places where manuscripts and data can be made public on the internet. These sites are not peer-reviewed, but often stimulate discussion of the posted studies. This workshop will analyse the pro and cons of using preprint servers, review the policies of publishers and journals, and invite a lively discussion on the role of this new public access to data.… - News
WCRI 2019: Predatory publishing plenary
…indexing, not declaring ethics and COIs, and poor language and production quality – though the latter is not a defining characteristic. They mimic real journals, even stealing titles or posing as them. The ill effects are wide ranging - they trick academics and institutions out of payments, harm careers, refuse to retract, tarnish legitimate Open Access, pollute the literature, and reduce trust in…