Re: [xmca] Re: British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science (BJESBS)

[Jay Lemke <jaylemke@umich.edu>]

I have been sleuthing a bit more on this possibly fishy journal.

It is one of a couple dozen new online-only journals from ScienceDomain International. They seem to have recruited a few respectable senior academics and a lot of junior or less known academics, often from developing countries. 

They claim to be following the Open Access movement in academic publishing, which is quite legitimate and in some forms probably even desirable and something we would support: free and open access to academic publications online.

They advertise a policy of discounts for publication charges to academics from developing countries.

I think these two features may have attracted interest even by some senior academics, but other things are fishy. So, the titles of their journals follow a very typical pattern (see their website http://www.sciencedomain.org/ ) as being the American Journal of this, and the British J. of that, and the International J. of something else. But none are affiliated with any national or international scholarly association, or for that matter with senior academics from the US or UK, except one or two here and there. Some of the titles are very close to those of established journals. Their website suggests that the creators of it are not native English speakers. It also very prominently features references to Nobel laureates on the grounds that these people support the Open Access movement generally; but they don't have any connection to their journals.

My concern with all this is that unsuspecting junior colleagues may be attracted to publish in these journals and later find out that promotions committees will not recognize these as valid publications. Both because the peer review may not be by well-respected people, and because of the perception of possible vanity publishing.

The Open Access movement is gaining traction and as a result many more organizations are authorizing funds to be used to pay publication charges, making a tempting pool of money available for people who might want to profit from academic publication in new ways. In some cases this is supposed to work by having the organization pay a fee to a regular journal (print or recognized online venue) so that the article in question will be made available online to non-subscribers for free. See wikipedia for a discussion of the various financial models.

While I think most of us would like to see a not-for-profit system of publication that makes the widest possible access available while covering operating costs, I worry that some of the current models, and uncertainty about practices and standards, open up opportunities for abuse.

JAY.

PS. It might be valuable for some of you out in xmca-land to take a look at the editorial boards of the ScienceDomain journals and see if the fish smells fresh, nor not.


Jay Lemke
Senior Research Scientist
Laboratory for Comparative Human Cognition
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication
University of California - San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California 92093-0506

New Website: www.jaylemke.com 

Professor (Adjunct status 2011-2012)
School of Education
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Professor Emeritus
City University of New York



On Mar 4, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Sarah Eagle wrote:

> Dear all
> It seems to me that the generally-well-respected British Education
> Research Journal (BERJ) is still safe and sound
> http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/01411926.html
> 
> British Journal of Educational Research seems to be something entirely
> different. I smell something fishy going on...
> 
> Sarah
> 
> 
> Br
> 
> On 3 March 2012 22:41, Jay Lemke <jaylemke@umich.edu> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Yes, this is shameful, I think. BJER used to be a respectable journal, so
>> I wonder if this is an effort to impersonate it? And do the people listed
>> as on the editorial board know that their names are being used in this way?
>> 
>> I'm going to forward the email, with a query, to a couple of the listed
>> editorial team and see what they have to say.
>> 
>> JAY.
>> 
>> 
>> Jay Lemke
>> Senior Research Scientist
>> Laboratory for Comparative Human Cognition
>> Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication
>> University of California - San Diego
>> 9500 Gilman Drive
>> La Jolla, California 92093-0506
>> 
>> New Website: www.jaylemke.com
>> 
>> Professor (Adjunct status 2011-2012)
>> School of Education
>> University of Michigan
>> Ann Arbor, MI 48109
>> 
>> Professor Emeritus
>> City University of New York
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 3, 2012, at 2:06 PM, mike cole wrote:
>> 
>>> You just went in my span filter. Shame on you. A disgrace.
>>> michael cole
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Managing Editor <
>> editor.10@sciencedomain.org
>>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> *Extended Special offer: Manuscript submitted within 31st March, 2012
>>>> will be eligible for 60% discount from normal publication charge (500
>> US$).
>>>> ***
>>>> 
>>>> * *
>>>> 
>>>> *Dear Author,*
>>>> 
>>>> * *
>>>> 
>>>> British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/journal-home.php?id=21>(BJESBS), previously
>> known as British
>>>> Journal of Educational Research<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/journal-home.php?id=17>(BJER) is a
>> peer-reviewed international journal published by SCIENCEDOMAIN
>>>> international. BJESBS, a multidisciplinary open access international
>>>> journal, publishes manuscripts with valuable insight to research, ideas
>> and
>>>> strategies of Education, Society & Behavioural Science.. For complete
>>>> scope of the journal see here.<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/about-journal.php?id=21>
>>>> ****
>>>> 
>>>> ** **
>>>> 
>>>> We are happy to present some sample papers from the journal:****
>>>> 
>>>> 1. The Interaction between Intuitive Interpretations, Linguistic
>>>> Knowledge and Algorithmic Components in Children´s (Aged 7-9)
>> Subtraction
>>>> Errors <http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=89&id=17&aid=307
>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *2. *The Ability to Love – A Virtue-Based Approach<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=89&id=17&aid=306>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *3. *Sixth Grade Pupils’ Health and Performance and Indoor Environmental
>>>> Quality in Finnish School Buildings<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=89&id=17&aid=308>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *4. *Teaching Animal Science and Genetics to Australian University
>>>> Undergraduates to Enhance Inquiry-Based ..<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=89&id=17&aid=314>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *5. *Sensory Modalities - An Aid towards Improved Class Room Teaching<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=89&id=17&aid=338>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *6. *Universities and the Construction of Knowledge in Anthropology,
>>>> 1950-2000: A Study in the Sociology of Academic Discourse <
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=83&id=17&aid=223>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *7. *A Reflective Assessment of My Practice as a Geography Teacher in
>>>> Inclusive Higher Education<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=83&id=17&aid=221>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *8. *Children as Teacher-Researcher’s Research Partners – Action
>> Research
>>>> in the Classroom<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=80&id=17&aid=204>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *9. *Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Social Stories and Self
>>>> Management of Behaviour<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=80&id=17&aid=213>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *10. *Professional Development of Principals: A Recipe for Future
>> Schools?<http://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract.php?iid=80&id=17&aid=203>
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> **
>>>> 
>>>> *Editorial team of SDI consists of many world famous scientists
>> like:*****
>>>> 
>>>> ** **
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr Berry Billingsley, *Institute of Education, University of Reading,
>> UK*
>>>> ***
>>>> 
>>>> *Prof. Hannele Niemi<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/editorial-board-members.php?id=21#Niemi-Profile
>>> ,
>>>> *Ex. Dean of the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences,
>>>> University of Helsinki, Finland****
>>>> 
>>>> *Prof Libby Cohen, *Associate Dean, Research James Cook Australia
>>>> Institute of Higher Learning, ****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. Ana B. Sánchez García, *University of Salamanca, Department of
>>>> Didactics, Organization and Research Methods, Salamanca, Spain****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. Satu Uusiautti, *University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, FINLAND****
>>>> 
>>>> *Prof. David A. Kinnunen, C*alifornia State University Fresno, USA****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. Maria Stallions, *Department of Education, Roanoke College,
>>>> Virginia, USA****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. Wei Pan, *School of Education, University of Cincinnati,
>> Cincinnati,
>>>> OH, U.S.A.****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. Jared Sagini Keengwe, *Department of Teaching & Learning,
>> University
>>>> of North Dakota, USA****
>>>> 
>>>> *Prof. Kofi P. Quan-Baffour, *College of Education, Department of Adult
>>>> Basic Education & Training University of South Africa, Pretoria, South
>>>> Africa****
>>>> 
>>>> *Prof. Nana Adu-Pipim Boaduo, *Faculty of Education Walter Sisulu
>>>> University, Mthatha Campus
>>>> South Africa****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. Ibrahim Duyar, *Department of Educational Leadership, University of
>>>> Arkansas at Little Rock, USA****
>>>> 
>>>> *Prof. Elizabeth C Pomeroy, *University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
>> ***
>>>> *
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. George Perry*<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/editorial-board-members.php?id=9#CE_Perry>
>>>> *,* Dean, College of Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA.
>> *Dr.
>>>> B. Charalambous*, University College London, UK****
>>>> 
>>>> *Dr. X. Mao, *University of Strathclyde, UK****
>>>> 
>>>> ** **
>>>> 
>>>> *And many more……..*
>>>> 
>>>> ** **
>>>> 
>>>> *CALL FOR PAPERS***
>>>> 
>>>> This journal will publish high-quality Research papers, Review papers,
>>>> Case studies and Short communications. This journal will also publish
>>>> reports/articles on all stages of the research process like study
>>>> protocols, pilot studies and pre-protocols. ****
>>>> 
>>>> Each issue will be running issue and all officially accepted manuscripts
>>>> will be immediately published online. State-of-the-art running issue
>>>> concept gives authors the benefit of *'Zero Waiting Time' for the
>>>> officially accepted manuscripts to be published.* The mission of
>> SCIENCEDOMAIN
>>>> *international *is fast dissemination of scientific findings by reducing
>>>> lag time between 'submission to final publication' to *maximum six (6)
>>>> weeks**.*
>>>> 
>>>> * *
>>>> 
>>>> *Rewarding Offers for Authors *****
>>>> 
>>>> 1.     ‘Research Promotion Program for Developing Countries (RP2DC)’<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/page.php?id=authors>
>>>> ****
>>>> 
>>>> 2.     ‘Established Author Recognition Program (EARP)’<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/page.php?id=authors>
>>>> ****
>>>> 
>>>> *Manuscript submission*****
>>>> 
>>>> Please read the Author’s instruction carefully before submitting your
>>>> manuscript. Online submission of manuscripts is strongly recommended.
>>>> Please submit your article through *Subcentral*<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/login.php>.
>>>> Manuscripts can also be submitted as email attachment to the editorial
>>>> office at submission@sciencedomain.org. For submission related problems
>>>> or all other correspondence, please contact the editorial office at
>>>> help@sciencedomain.org* *or admin@sciencedomain.org. ****
>>>> 
>>>> ****
>>>> 
>>>> *Best regards,*****
>>>> 
>>>> *P. Mondal,*****
>>>> 
>>>> British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science<
>> http://www.sciencedomain.org/journal-home.php?id=21>(BJESBS)
>>>> ****
>>>> 
>>>> *Reg. Office: *****
>>>> 
>>>> *UK*: SCIENCEDOMAIN international, Third Floor, 207 Regent Street,
>>>> London, W1B 3HH, Fax: +44 20-3004-1542
>>>> *USA*: SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 616 Corporate Way, Suite 2 #4000,
>>>> Valley Cottage, NY 10989, Fax: +1 845-231-6220****
>>>> 
>>>> *India*: SCIENCEDOMAIN international, U GF, DLF City Phase-III, Gurgaon,
>>>> 122001, Delhi NCR, Fax: +91 11-66173993****
>>>> 
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>>>> 
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