[GOAL] The OA Interviews: Virginia Steel, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian at UCLA

2018-07-30 Thread Richard Poynder
Dear All, An interview with UCLA university librarian Virginia Steel has just been posted and is available here: https://poynder.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-oa-interviews-virginia-steel-norman .html Richard Poynder ___ GOAL mailing list GOAL@ep

Re: [GOAL] Predatory Publishing

2018-07-30 Thread Donald Samulack - Editage
Hi all, One thing for everyone to begin to wrap their head around when it comes to talking "researchers/authors" and "predatory publishers" is that not all authors who submit to what people generally call predatory publishers are duped into submitting. Recent articles by Moher's group in Ottawa

Re: [GOAL] Predatory Publishing

2018-07-30 Thread Marc Couture
Hi all, I agree completely with Donald's argument. Maybe we should stop altogether using the p-word. It has often been pointed out that "predatory", which means “inclined or intended to injure or exploit others for personal gain or profit” (http://merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predatory ), could