Abstract Cabell Publishing Co.(herein Cabells), a private Texas-based US company, filled a
void left after the shutdown of Jeffrey Beall's blacklists or watchlists that categorized open …

• Web-based references form an integral part of academic culture and literature, as well as
scientific communication.• The preservation of web-based references that are cited in-text or …

Some journals and publishers offer a free or paid rapid peer review service. In the latter
case, such a service is offered at a premium, ie, for an additional fee, and authors receive, in …

On occasion, following the publication of a paper, serious concerns might be raised, either
about the study, the author (s), or background processes. When editors-in-chief (EiCs) have …

A unique linguistic phenomenon, in which the Greek letter beta (β) has been unsuspectingly
replaced by a German letter Eszett (uppercase or capital ẞ; lowercase ß), and has resulted …

Four publishing-related organizations, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers …

The existence of 'tortured phrases' may distort the accuracy of the biomedical literature if
incorrect jargon is employed. In this letter, the existence of four tortured phrases for an …

Citations in a scientific paper reference other studies and form the information backbone of
that paper. If cited literature is valid and non-retracted, an analysis of citations can offer …

This perspective paper analyzes the rising threat of retracted scientific works and the
challenges of preventing the continued spreading and use of the retracted science; further, a …

Abstract Knowledge pertaining to scholarly publishing is not limited to information held
within academic papers, and within a complex publishing environment that is in constant flux …