December 2011 - News Archive
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- Beall’s List of Predatory, Open Access Publishers
- National Nuclear Data Center
- University Libraries’ Research Partners Program
- Taylor & Francis introduces two Gold OA Options
Beall’s List of Predatory, Open Access Publishers
A list of predatory author-pays (Gold OA) publishers has been published by Jeffrey Beall, a metadata librarian with UC Denver Auraria Library. Beall defines predatory publishers as “those that unprofessionally exploit the author-pays model of open-access publishing (Gold OA) for their own profit.” Some of these publishers include:
- Academic Journals, Inc.
- Bentham Open
- Center for Promoting Ideas
- Dove Press
- GlobalOpenJournals.org
- InTech Open Access Publisher
- Knowledgia Scientific
- Medwell Journals
- Scientific Research Publishing
To learn more about these publishers and their predatory practices, click Beall’s link here. The link is also accessible from our Open Access page, listed under “Gold OA”.
Added 12/6
The National Nuclear Data Center is a repository of interactive data sets related to nuclear physics, maintained by the DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. Site features include:
- Main—general data
- Structure & Decay data (as with Interactive Chart of Nuclides, shown right)
- Reactions data
- Bibliography—reference to outside databases, manuals, resources, and tools
- Networks & Links—links to other data centers
- Publications
- Meetings
Added 12/14
University Libraries’ Research Partners Program
The Boulder Labs Library has renewed privileges with the CU Boulder University Libraries’ Research Partners program. To receive borrowing privileges, NIST, NOAA, or NTIA personnel must show their Boulder Labs ID card at the circulation desk in the Norlin Library. Privileges include:
- 90-day loan period
- Up to 50 items checked out
- Unlimited renewals
- “My Chinook” account for accessing catalog features
Please note that privileges do NOT include remote access to databases. For more information, please contact our circulation desk.
Added 12/21
Taylor & Francis introduces two Gold OA Options
Taylor & Francis will be introducing new fee-based (gold) Open Access-only journals, which will feature
rigorous peer review and accelerated online publication. Upcoming OA journal titles include:
- Complex Metals
- Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews
- International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
- Journal of Biological Dynamics
- Journal of Organic Semiconductors
- Nanoscience Methods
- Systems Science & Control Engineering
Taylor & Francis also introduced a gold OA option for its standard journals, called Taylor & Francis Open Select. Articles will be freely available on the publisher’s online platform. Instructions for submission, including peer-review information and fees for either the OA-only or Open Select options, are available on the Taylor & Francis Open page.
Added 12/28
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