Get me off Your F*@^ing Mailing List
In 2014 a journal accepted a paper that just repeated the phrase “Get me off your f*@^ing email list”. This article looks at the history of the paper, as well as the journal in question.
WASET: 2020 Conference Schedule
In 2020, the “World Academy of Science and Engineering and Technology” (WASET) is promoting 142,791 conferences. In this article we analyze these conferences and also estimate the revenue that they generate.
What is predatory publishing? | Read these three articles
If you are new to Predatory Publishing, we suggest three Open Access articles that you might find useful as a gentle introduction.
An analysis of the number of special issues from MDPI
We look at how many special issues MDPI publishes, noting that the number has risen significantly in 2023.
Our anonymity and a change in direction
We outline a new direction for this web site (and our Twitter feed). We will still focus on predatory publishing but will also have a much wider coverage.
Frontiers retracted two papers: What should happen next?
Frontiers recently retracted two papers and they should be applauded for that. But in light of these retractions, what should happen next. We make a suggestion.
Published, Retracted and Published
In 2021, Scientometrics published a paper and later retracted it. The retraction was made due to pressure exerted by the publisher Frontiers. The paper was eventually published in another journal.
Is MDPI a predatory publisher?
MDPI have been accused of being a predatory publisher, but others have defended them. In this article we suggest a way forward.
How do you spot a ChatGPT paper? Here is one easy way
Generators, such as ChapGPT, cannot be listed as authors on a paper, yet this is happening and (in some cases) it is easy to spot.
Increasing number of articles: Is this why Clarivate delisted MDPI’s flagship journal?
MDPI have had their flagship journal delisted from Clarivate’s Web of Science. Is the reason due to the rapid increase in the number of papers it publishes. We look at the journal that was delisted.