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Open Access Publication, Journal Policy, and Scientific Community To the Editor:
to select regarding open access, and 3) publication of many articles in various nonrelating fields in each issue. It should be the role and responsibility of the publisher to set the standard to control the quality of the open access publication society. International collaboration should be started.
The topic of open issues and open access publication is very interesting.1,2 In the present day, several new open access journals are available, and it becomes the topic for discussion among medical editors and publishers. The quality and impact of the open access journal are usually questioned. Björk and Solomon noted that both open access and subscription journals had the same scientific impact and quality.3 Nevertheless, the problem of “predator online publisher” is the new emerging ethical problem relating to the emergence of open access publication. Some unethical journals might have a nonacademic policy to make money, and this can destroy the merit of open access publishing. In fact, the cost of publication in open access journals is usually a topic that is widely discussed. Some journals might ask for a very high charge from the authors. The nature of unethical predator open access publishers usually includes: 1) a very high charge, 2) no option for the author
References
Funding: None. Conflict of Interest: None. Contribution: Both authors contributed equally. We hereby verify that both authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.
1. Shea N, Prasad V. Open issues with open access publication. Am J Med. 2013;126(7):563-564. 2. Imam TH. Response to the “open issues with open access publication”. Am J Med. 2013;126(12):e43. 3. Björk BC, Solomon D. Open access versus subscription journals: a comparison of scientific impact. BMC Med. 2012;10:73.
0002-9343/$ -see front matter Ó 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Viroj Wiwanitkita Shunhai Qub a
Hainan Medical University Haikou, Hainan China Faculty of Medicine University of Nis Nis, Serbia Joseph Ayobabalola University Ikeji-Arakeji, Nigeria b Journal Press of Hainan Medical College Hainan Medical College Haikou, Hainan China
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.12.025
Open Access Publication, Journal Policy, and Scientific Community To the Editor:
to select regarding open access, and 3) publication of many articles in various nonrelating fields in each issue. It should be the role and responsibility of the publisher to set the standard to control the quality of the open access publication society. International collaboration should be started.
The topic of open issues and open access publication is very interesting.1,2 In the present day, several new open access journals are available, and it becomes the topic for discussion among medical editors and publishers. The quality and impact of the open access journal are usually questioned. Björk and Solomon noted that both open access and subscription journals had the same scientific impact and quality.3 Nevertheless, the problem of “predator online publisher” is the new emerging ethical problem relating to the emergence of open access publication. Some unethical journals might have a nonacademic policy to make money, and this can destroy the merit of open access publishing. In fact, the cost of publication in open access journals is usually a topic that is widely discussed. Some journals might ask for a very high charge from the authors. The nature of unethical predator open access publishers usually includes: 1) a very high charge, 2) no option for the author
References
Funding: None. Conflict of Interest: None. Contribution: Both authors contributed equally. We hereby verify that both authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.
1. Shea N, Prasad V. Open issues with open access publication. Am J Med. 2013;126(7):563-564. 2. Imam TH. Response to the “open issues with open access publication”. Am J Med. 2013;126(12):e43. 3. Björk BC, Solomon D. Open access versus subscription journals: a comparison of scientific impact. BMC Med. 2012;10:73.
0002-9343/$ -see front matter Ó 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Viroj Wiwanitkita Shunhai Qub a
Hainan Medical University Haikou, Hainan China Faculty of Medicine University of Nis Nis, Serbia Joseph Ayobabalola University Ikeji-Arakeji, Nigeria b Journal Press of Hainan Medical College Hainan Medical College Haikou, Hainan China
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.12.025
