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   Martin Rundkvist (mrundkvist@archaeo.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 20:32:56 JST Martin Rundkvist

   I directed some public criticism towards Hindawi Publishing eleven years ago. Looking them up anew, I found this:

   "In 2023, Wiley announced after over 7000 article retractions in Hindawi journals that it will cease using the discredited Hindawi brand and will integrate Hindawi’s 200 remaining journals into its main portfolio."

   https://retractionwatch.com/2023/12/06/wiley-to-stop-using-hindawi-name-amid-18-million-revenue-decline/

   #academia #openaccess

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 20:33:06 JST clacke

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     @mrundkvist So now the subpar journals will be less trivial to single out.
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     Martin Rundkvist (mrundkvist@archaeo.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jan-2024 21:44:39 JST Martin Rundkvist

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     • clacke

     @clacke In Poland where I work, the Ministry for Higher Education simply publishes a list of journals with point scores from 1 to 200, based largely on bibliometry. My job as a research scholaer is simply to get a lot of points. It's a flawed system, but it's a great relief to have a clear task with clear evaluation criteria.

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