[Open-access] How do you evaluate Open Access Journals?

Mon Feb 9 18:44:05 UTC 2015

Hi Ivan,

Instead of inserting a journal list, maybe you could provide in the webpage
a link to an open access journals directory which is updated regularly, I
suggest http://doaj.org

DOAJ accepts journals which comply with its Principles of Transparency and
Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing <http://doaj.org/bestpractice>.

There is the Bealls list of predatory journals
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_open_access_publishing>.

APC´s <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_processing_charge> (article
processing charges) are charged by 63% of journals in DOAJ,  traditional
journal publishers charge higher fees to publish your article in open
access,  than born open access journals.  Some offer a discount for certain
countries (waivers)

IF is not recommended for research evaluation (see DORA Declaration
<http://am.ascb.org/dora/>)

Maybe Emanuil refers to SPARC How Open Is It?
<http://www.sparc.arl.org/resource/howopenisit>

Best, Dominique

2015-02-07 17:59 GMT-03:00 Ivan Ferrero <ivan.ferrero1975 at gmail.com>:

> Hi everybody I'm about to persuade the National Psychological Association
> (Ordine Nazionale degli Psicologi: don't know the right translation) to
> insert an Open Access Journals list on their sites.
>
> Then a question came out: How do we evaluate all these Open Access
> Journals?
>
> While the usual Academic Journals are reviewed, how can we say whether an
> Open Access journal is a good source or just trash?
>
> How can we say researchers don't pay to publish their works, and other
> stuff?
>
> Can we rely on the impact factor? How?
>
> The provisory list is HERE:
>
> http://bit.ly/openaccessjournals
>
> (I didn't created it, but I was unable to find the creator)
>
> And: what "APC" and "waivers" stand for?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Ivan
>
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