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The '''World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology''' or '''WASET''' is a predatory publisher<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/08/28/predatory-publisher-organizes-conference-using-same-name-as-legitimate-conference/ |title=Predatory Publisher Organizes Conference Using Same Name as Legitimate Conference |publisher=Scholarly Open Access |last=Beall| first=Jeffrey |authorlink=Jeffrey Beall |accessdate=2015-02-03}}</ref> that publishes a number of [[open access journal]]s on a wide variety of scientific and technical subjects. It also organizes several [[scientific conference]]s a year, using names that are the same of similar to real conferences organized by established scientific groups. The conferences are low-quality and anyone can present a paper by simply paying the registration fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ottawacitizen.com/technology/science/science-and-the-death-of-peer-review |title=Science fiction? Why the long-cherished peer-review system is under attack|publisher=Ottawa Citizen|last=Spears|first=Tom|accessdate=2015-02-03}}</ref> |
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The academy has been listed as a "potential, possible, or probable" [[Predatory open access publishing|predatory publisher]].<ref>Jeffrey Beall, [http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers], ''Scholarly Open Access: Critical analysis of scholarly open-access publishing'', dated 5 November 2013. Accessed 5 November 2013.</ref> Indeed, one of their journals accepted an obviously fake article in a [[Who's Afraid of Peer Review?|sting operation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/content/342/6154/60/suppl/DC1 |title=Data and Documents |publisher=AAAS |last1=Bohannon |first=John}}</ref> |
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WASET is based in Turkey and its domain name is registered in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panorama.am/en/popular/2014/06/24/waset-azerbaijan/ |title=Azerbaijani "academy" fools a lot of scientists from around the world |publisher=Panorama |accessdate=2015-02-03}}</ref> It is run by Cemal Ardil, a former science teacher, with assistance from his daughter Ebru and his son Bora. Cemal Ardil is also the person who has published the most articles on the WASET website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/pazar/16512276.asp |title=Parayı bastıranı profesör yapıyorlar |publisher=Hurriyet |last=Kaplan |first=Sefa |language=Turkish |accessdate=2015-02-03}}</ref> |
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* {{Official website|http://www.waset.org}} |
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Revision as of 16:09, 18 February 2015
The World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology or WASET is a predatory publisher[1] that publishes a number of open access journals on a wide variety of scientific and technical subjects. It also organizes several scientific conferences a year, using names that are the same of similar to real conferences organized by established scientific groups. The conferences are low-quality and anyone can present a paper by simply paying the registration fee.[2]
The academy has been listed as a "potential, possible, or probable" predatory publisher.[3] Indeed, one of their journals accepted an obviously fake article in a sting operation.[4]
WASET is based in Turkey and its domain name is registered in Azerbaijan.[5] It is run by Cemal Ardil, a former science teacher, with assistance from his daughter Ebru and his son Bora. Cemal Ardil is also the person who has published the most articles on the WASET website.[6]
References
- ^ Beall, Jeffrey. "Predatory Publisher Organizes Conference Using Same Name as Legitimate Conference". Scholarly Open Access. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Spears, Tom. "Science fiction? Why the long-cherished peer-review system is under attack". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Jeffrey Beall, Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers, Scholarly Open Access: Critical analysis of scholarly open-access publishing, dated 5 November 2013. Accessed 5 November 2013.
- ^ Bohannon, John. "Data and Documents". AAAS.
- ^ "Azerbaijani "academy" fools a lot of scientists from around the world". Panorama. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ^ Kaplan, Sefa. "Parayı bastıranı profesör yapıyorlar" (in Turkish). Hurriyet. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
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