Reported today in Inside Higher Ed, librarian Jeffrey Beall's ScholarlyOA website, which had monitored and reported on disturbing instances of predatory online open-access publishing, has been shut down: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/18/librarians-list-predatory-journals-reportedly-removed-due-threats-and-politics
Month: January 2017
CFP: 34th Annual History of Nursing Conference
Call for Abstracts 34th Annual History of Nursing Conference, Rochester, New York, September 7-10, 2017 The American Association for the History of Nursing and St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Nursing are co-sponsoring the Association's 34th annual conference to be held in Rochester, NY. The conference provides a forum for researchers interested in sharing new research that addresses … Continue reading CFP: 34th Annual History of Nursing Conference
CFP: Creating Space VII: Dreaming the Myth Onward: The Stories We Don’t Always Tell
CALL FOR PAPERS Creating Space VII: Dreaming the Myth Onward: The Stories We Don’t Always Tell' Please visit the conference website at : http://www.creatingspace2017.ca/en/ For more information, please write to : contact@creatingspace2017.ca A CCME pre-conference Winnipeg, April 28-29, 2017 Rationale/Background Creating Space (CS) is an annual meeting exploring the evolving use of arts, humanities and social … Continue reading CFP: Creating Space VII: Dreaming the Myth Onward: The Stories We Don’t Always Tell
CFP: Nurse Editors Annual Meeting
The International Academy of Nurse Editors announces an extension of its deadline for proposal submissions to January 31, 2017. The annual meeting will be August 3-5, 2017, in Denver, CO. Details here: https://inane2017.com/2017/01/10/abstract-deadline-extended-to-january-31-2017/
“I have a little list”: Beall Expands to Four Lists
For over half a decade librarian Jeffrey Beall has scrutinized on-line open-access publishers and publications, calling out those that he has evaluated as "probably predatory" in his updated list. Subsequently, Beall has developed four lists (which he updates annually): Predatory publishers Predatory stand-alone journals Misleading impact metrics companies Hijacked journals It's time for Beall's annual … Continue reading “I have a little list”: Beall Expands to Four Lists
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