I, too, have read several papers from Frontiers and agree with Stuart's assessment that the quality is quite variable across papers.
Additionally, I agree that the editing is also of variable quality. The last paper I read had several misspellings. Ken -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu Professor Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 11/14/2017 9:59 AM, Stuart McKelvie wrote: > > Dear Annette, > > Interesting question. At one point, I think that Jeffrey Beall (author > of the list of predatory publishers and journals) raised some red > flags about Frontiers, to which they protested vehemently. > > I have downloaded quite a few papers and have found the quality to > vary. There are some interesting well-written articles and there are > some poorly-written ones. Indeed, one was so bad that I wrote to the > editors (they always list the names of editors and referees for each > paper). The reply indicated agreement with my assessment, with a > promise to look into procedures. > > One thing is clear: they have high publication charges. > > Sincerely, > > Stuart > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > "_F__loreat____L__abore_"** > > **cid:image001.jpg@01D11876.FED84950**** > > **"_Recti cultus pectora roborant_" > > ** > > *Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D.*, /Phone/: 819 822 9600 x 2402 > > Department of Psychology, /Fax/: 819 822 9661 > > Bishop's University, > > 2600 rue College, > > Sherbrooke, > > Québec J1M 1Z7, > > Canada. > > E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca > <mailto:stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca> (or smcke...@ubishops.ca > <mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca>) > > Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page:** > > http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy > <blocked::http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy> > > _F__loreat____L__abore_" > > cid:image002.jpg@01D11876.FED84950 > > cid:image003.jpg@01D11876.FED84950 > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > *From:*Annette Taylor [mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu] > *Sent:* November-14-17 9:53 AM > *To:* Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > *Subject:* [tips] Frontiers in Psychology > > Do tipsters know of any evaluations of the quality of publications in > this journal? > > Is this one of those new journals that publishes anything submitted, > within reason, as long as the author pays the fees? > > A > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > > Professor, Psychological Sciences > > University of San Diego > > 5998 Alcala Park > > San Diego, CA 921210 > > tay...@sandiego.edu <mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu> > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=51726 or send a blank email to leave-51726-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
