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Scholarly Open Access 10/4/13 LIST OF PUBLISHERS | Scholarly Open Access Scholarly Open Access Critical analysis of scholarly open-access publishing LIST OF PUBLISHERS Beall’s List: Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open- access publishers This is a list of questionable, scholarly open-access publishers. We recommend that scholars read the available reviews, assessments and descriptions provided here, and then decide for themselves whether they want to submit articles, serve as editors or on editorial boards. The criteria for determining predatory publishers are here (http://wp.me/p280Ch-g5). We hope that tenure and promotion committees can also decide for themselves how importantly or not to rate articles published in these journals in the context of their own institutional standards and/or geocultural locus. We emphasize that journal publishers and journals change in their business and editorial practices over time. This list is kept up-to-date to the best extent possible but may not reflect sudden, unreported, or unknown enhancements. o Abhinav (http://www.abhinavjournal.com/index.aspx) o A M Publishers (http://ampublisher.com/index.html) o Academe Research Journals (http://www.academeresearchjournals.org) o Academia Publishing (http://academiapublishing.org/index.htm) o Academic and Business Research Institute (http://www.aabri.com/) o Academic and Scientific Publishing (http://acascipub.com/) o Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/) o Academic Journals and Research ACJAR (http://www.acjar.org/index.html) o Academic Journals, Inc. (http://www.academicjournalsinc.com/) o Academic Journals Online (http://www.academicjournalsonline.co.in) (AJO) o Academic Publications, Ltd. (http://www.acadpubl.eu/index.html) o Academic Research Journals (http://www.academicresearchjournals.org/index.htm) o Academic Research Publishing Agency (http://www.arpapress.com/) o Academic Scholars Publishing House (http://academic-publishing-house.com/) o Academic Sciences (http://www.ijaponline.org/) scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ 1/46 10/4/13 LIST OF PUBLISHERS | Scholarly Open Access o Academic Star (http://academicstar.ecrater.com/) o Academic World Education & Research Center (http://www.world-education-center.org/) o AcademicDirect (http://ph.academicdirect.org/) o Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (http://airccse.org/index.php) (AIRCC) o Academy Journals (http://www.academyjournals.net/) o Academy of IRMBR International Research in Management and Business Realities (http://www.academyirmbr.com/) o Academy of Knowledge Process (http://akpinsight.webs.com/) o Academy of Science and Engineering (http://www.asesite.org/Default.aspx) (ASE) o Academy of Science and Social Science (http://www.asss-web.com/) (ASSS) o Academy Publish (http://www.academypublish.org/) o Access International Journals (http://www.accessinterjournals.org) o Ada Lovelace Publications (http://www.ada-lovelace.co.uk/#) o Advanced Research Journals (http://www.advancedresearchjournals.org) o Advanced Science and Engineering Technology Institute (http://www.asetrc.org/) (ASET) o Advancement and Development in Technology International (http://aditisci.com/index.php) (Aditi) o AENSI (http://www.aensiweb.com/index.html) o African Research Review (http://afrrevjo.net/) (AFRREV) o AgiAl Publishing House (http://www.agialpress.com) o Aizeon Publishers (http://www.aizeonpublishers.net/aboutus.html) o Akademik Plus Publication (http://www.akademikplus.com/) o AkiNik Publications (http://www.akinik.com/) o American Academic & Scholarly Research Center (http://aasrc.org/) (AASRC) o American Society for Science and Engineering (http://www.as-se.org/) o American V-King Scientific Publishing (http://www.vkingpub.com/Index.aspx) o Annex Publishers (http://www.annexpublishers.com/) o ANSINetwork (http://www.ansinet.com/) o Antarctic Journals (http://www.domainsmoon.com/) o Aperito Publications (http://aperito.org/index.php) o Apex Journals (http://www.apexjournals.org/index.html) o Applied Science Innovations (http://www.applied-science-innovations.com/) o Archers & Elevators Publishing House (http://www.aeph.in/) o ARPN Journals (http://arpnjournals.com/) o Ashdin Publishing (http://www.ashdin.com/) o Asian Academic Research Associates (http://www.asianacademicresearch.org/index.html) o Asian Economic and Social Society (http://www.aessweb.com/index.php) (AESS) o Asian Online Journals (http://www.ajouronline.com/) o Asian Research Consortium (http://www.aijsh.org/?task=index) o Association of Computer Electronics and Electrical Engineers (http://www.theaceee.org/) (ACEEE) o AstonJournals (http://astonjournals.com/) o Atlantis Press (http://www.atlantis-press.com/) o Atlas Publishing, LP (http://www.atlas-publishing.org/index.php) o Australian International Academic Centre Pty. Ltd. (http://www.aiac.org.au/) o Avens Publishing Group (http://www.avensonline.org/) o Avestia Publishing (http://avestia.com/) o Avicena Publisher (http://www.avicenapublisher.org/) o Basic Research Journals (http://basicresearchjournals.org/index.html) o Bell Press (http://bellpress.org/) o Bentham Open (http://www.bentham.org/open/) o Better Advances Press (http://www.bapress.ca/index.html) scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ 2/46 10/4/13 LIST OF PUBLISHERS | Scholarly Open Access o Biohelikon (http://biohelikon.org/site/index) o BioInfo Publications (http://www.bioinfopublication.org/) o BioIT international Journals (http://bipublication.com/index.html) o BioMedSciDirect Publications (http://www.biomedscidirect.com/aboutjournal.php) o The Bioscan (http://www.thebioscan.in/index.htm) o Bioscience Research & Educational Institute (http://www.bret.ac.in/) [Link dead as of 2012-11-14] o Blue Ocean Research Journal (http://www.borjournals.com/)s o BluePen Journals (http://www.bluepenjournals.org/) o Bonfring (http://www.bonfring.org/) o Bowen Publishing (http://www.bowenpublishing.com/) o British Association of Academic Research (http://www.bjmhs.baar.org.uk) (BAAR) o British Journal (http://www.bjournal.co.uk/) o Business Journalz (http://www.businessjournalz.org/) (BJ) o Business Perspectives (http://businessperspectives.org/) o Canadian Center of Science and Education (http://ccsenet.org/web/) o Canadian Research & Development Center of Sciences and Cultures see CSCanada (http://cscanada.net/) o Canadian Science and Technology Press Inc. (http://canadianstpress.com/ojs/index.php) o Center for the Development and Dissemination of Knowledge (http://www.cddk.org/index.html) o Center for Enhancing Knowledge (http://www.cekinfo.org.uk/) (CEK), UK o The Center for Innovations in Business & Management Practice (http://www.cibmp.org/) o Central Research Insight (http://cri.ideainfinity.pk/?p=1) o Centre For Info Bio Technology (http://www.cibtech.org/index.htm) (CIBTech) o Centre for Promoting Ideas (http://www.cpinet.info) o Centre of Excellence for Scientific & Research Journalism (http://www.centreofexcellence.net/) (COES&RJ) o Centre of Promoting Research Excellence (http://cprenet.com/home/) (CPRE) o Cloud Journals (http://cloud-journals.com/) o The Clute Institute (http://www.cluteinstitute.com/index.html) o Columbia International Publishing (http://www.uscip.org/) o Computer Science Journals (http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/home.php) o CONFAB Journals (http://www.confabjournals.com/) o Congress Press (http://www.congresspress.com/Journals/index.php/index/index) o Contemporary Research Center (CRC), Australia (http://www.crcenter.info/) o Cosmic Journals (http://cosmicjournals.com/) o CREST Journals (http://www.crestjournals.com/) o Crown Journals (http://www.crownjournals.org/) o CSCanada (http://cscanada.net/) o Cyber Journals (http://www.cyberjournals.com/) o Design for Scientific Renaissance (http://www.sign-ific-ance.co.uk/index.html) o DISA Publication Group (http://www.disa.org.in/DPGroup/index.html) (DP Group) o Discovery Publishing Group (http://www.discovery.org.in/) o David Publishing (http://www.davidpublishing.org/) o Deccan Pharma Journals (http://www.deccanpharmajournals.com/) o DeNovo Scientific Publishing (http://www.denovojournal.com/#) o Discourse Journals (http://www.resjournals.org/) o DRUNPP Sarajevo (http://www.drunpp.ba/) (Society for Development of Teaching and Business Processes in New Net Environment in B&H) o E-International Journals of Academic & Scientific Research (http://eijasr.com/index.php) (EIJASR) o E-International Scientific Research Journal Consortium (http://www.eisrjc.com/) (E-ISRJC) scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ 3/46 10/4/13 LIST OF PUBLISHERS | Scholarly Open Access o e-journals (http://www.shankargargh.net/index.php) o e3Journals (http://www.e3journals.org/index.php) o Ebioscholar (http://ebioscholar.com/ojs/index.php/index/index) o eCanadian Journals (http://www.ecanadianjournals.com/ecanadian/) o Econjournals (http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/index) o Edorium Journals (http://www.edoriumjournals.com/) o EDUGAIT Press (http://www.edugait.com/) o EISRJC Journals (http://www.eisrjc.com/) (E-International Scientific Research Journal Consortium o eLearning Institute (http://www.theelearninginstitute.org/) o ELVEDIT.COM (http://elvedit.com/) o Elewa Bio Sciences (http://www.m.elewa.org/index.php) o Elite Research Journals (http://www.eliteresearchjournals.org/) o eJournals of Academic Research & Reviews (http://www.ejarr.com/) o Electronic Center for International Scientific Information (http://ecisi.com/) o Elmer Press (http://www.elmerpress.com/) o Elyns Publishing Group (http://www.elynsgroup.com/Default.aspx) o Engineering and Technology Publishing (http://www.etpub.com/index.htm)
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