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Science Publishing Group uses an [[Open Access]] model of publishing, which charges the authors. Articles are distributed online and free of cost or other barriers. The company claims that articles are [[Peer Review|peer reviewed]] by scientific experts before publication.<ref>[https://www.finanzen.at/nachrichten/aktien/science-publishing-group-open-access-is-the-future-of-academic-publishing-1001881540 ''Science Publishing Group: Open Access is the Future of Academic Publishing''.] Press release, March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018</ref> |
Science Publishing Group uses an [[Open Access]] model of publishing, which charges the authors. Articles are distributed online and free of cost or other barriers. The company claims that articles are [[Peer Review|peer reviewed]] by scientific experts before publication.<ref>[https://www.finanzen.at/nachrichten/aktien/science-publishing-group-open-access-is-the-future-of-academic-publishing-1001881540 ''Science Publishing Group: Open Access is the Future of Academic Publishing''.] Press release, March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018</ref> |
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== Criticism of publishing practices == |
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The company has been criticized for [[Predatory open-access publishing|predatory open-access publishing]].<ref>[http://flakyj.blogspot.com/2017/01/science-publishing-group-sciencepg.html '' Science Publishing Group (SciencePG)''.] Flaky Academic Journals (weblog), January 28, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.emeraldcityjournal.com/2016/05/science-publishing-group-a-complete-scam/ ''Science Publishing Group: A Complete Scam''.] Emerald City Journal, May 24, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=5607 ''American Journal of Modern Physics''.] Not Even Wrong (weblog), March 7, 2013. Acccessed August 31, 2018</ref> In an experiment, university professor Fiona McQuarrie submitted an article to ''International Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science'' from Science Publishing Group, using pseudonyms ''Maggie Simpson'' and ''Edna Krabappel'' (characters from the cartoon series ''[[The Simpsons]]''). Although the article had been generated by the [[SCIgen]] computer program and was nonsense, it was accepted for publication.<ref>[https://allaboutwork.org/2015/01/26/predatory-journals-an-experiment/ ''Predatory Journals: An Experiment.''] All About Work (weblog), january 26, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2018</ref> Librarian [[Jeffrey Beall]], creator of a list of predatory open-access publishers, in 2014 pseudonymously published a nonsensical article in ''American Journal of Applied Mathematics''. The article contained an alleged proof of Buddhist [[Karma]].<ref>[http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo.aspx?journalid=148&doi=10.11648/j.ajam.20140204.12 ''Mathematical proof of the Law of Karma''.] American Journal of Applied Mathematics 2014; 2: 111-126. Retrieved August 31, 2018</ref><ref name="4open">[https://www.4open-sciences.org/articles/fopen/full_html/2018/01/fopen180001s/fopen180001s.html#R10 ''Predatory journals exploit structural weaknesses in scholarly publishing''.] 4open. June 1, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:09, 30 January 2019
Science Publishing Group is a publisher of academic journals and books. It has an address in New York, USA,[1] but is based in Pakistan.[2]
Activities
Science Publishing Group started business in 2012.[3] In January 2018, it published 476 academic journals[3] in the fields of Biology and Life Sciences, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Medicine, Health & Food, Physics, Materials Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Electrical & Computer Science, Earth, Energy & Environment, Architecture & Civil Engineering, Transportation & Logistics, Engineering & Technology, Economics & Management, Education, Social Sciences & Psychology, Arts, Literature & Linguistics.[4]
Science Publishing Group uses an Open Access model of publishing, which charges the authors. Articles are distributed online and free of cost or other barriers. The company claims that articles are peer reviewed by scientific experts before publication.[5]
References
- ^ Science Publishing Group. Retrieved August 31, 2018
- ^ Beall J (2018). Kaufman AB & Kaufman JC (ed.). Scientific soundness and the problem of predatory journals. pp. 183–300. ISBN 9780262037426.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b Predatory journals exploit structural weaknesses in scholarly publishing. 4open. June 1, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018
- ^ List of Journals. Science Publishing Group. Retrieved August 31, 2018
- ^ Science Publishing Group: Open Access is the Future of Academic Publishing. Press release, March 30, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018