You can access a copy of the site as of January 15th at
https://web.archive.org/web/20170111172309/https://scholarlyoa.com/individu
al-journals/
Of course, the archival resources will go out of date quickly
On 1/18/17, 2:34 AM, "Ken Friedman"
<yasmin_discussions-bounces@estia.media.uoa.gr on behalf of
ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com> wrote:
>Friends,
>
>It was with shock and sadness that I learned today that Jeffrey Beall's
>list of predatory publishers is no longer.
>
>https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/18/librarians-list-predatory-j
>ournals-reportedly-removed-due-threats-and-politics
>
>This is unfortunate for the field ― Jeffrey Beall performed a great and
>valuable service. Given the problems in so many fields with the avalanche
>of crank journals and predatory publishers, I understand his decision,
>but I lament it.
>
>For every research field ― including our own ― it is time to discuss the
>ways that people can determine on their own whether a journal is
>predatory or a conference is bogus. Open access publishing by serious
>publishers under the same conditions as paywall publishing offers a
>useful approach for some journals, but the flood of problem journals and
>predatory publishers is causing untold damage and destruction.
>
>Many of us have used Beall's list every day. We sent students and
>colleagues to the list for up-to-date advice. This leaves a massive gap
>in the field, and Beall's work will be irreplaceable. I cannot imagine
>anyone with the capacity to replace Beall's list ― and I cannot imagine,
>given the repeated attacks on his good name and his character, that
>anyone will dare to step up.
>
>Since reading this news, I have been sitting here, stunned. I feel the
>way I felt when the Taliban blew up the great Buddhist monuments.
>
>A global mob of barbarians and pirates found a way to use the university
>system to open a cash flow spigot, turning earnest young researchers into
>suckers, and flooding the world with garbage publications. Beall created
>a solution, at least for those who did not wish to benefit from the
>corrupt predatory system. Over the past three or four years, the number
>of enterprises in this corrupt business has quadrupled. To me, this was a
>monumental effort. In the history of mankind, it may not be remembered in
>the same way that we remember destroyed monuments and looted
>archeological treasures. But for those concerned with the integrity of
>research publishing, Beall's List was a high point at a low moment in
>history.
>
>Jeffrey Beall has many friends and admirers around the world. I am one of
>them.
>
>With sadness,
>
>Ken Friedman
>
>Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS | Editor-in-Chief | 设计 She Ji. The
>Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation | Published by Tongji
>University in Cooperation with Elsevier | URL:
>http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-an
>d-innovation/
>
>Chair Professor of Design Innovation Studies | College of Design and
>Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China ||| University
>Distinguished Professor | Centre for Design Innovation | Swinburne
>University of Technology | Melbourne, Australia
>
>Email ken.friedman.sheji@icloud.com | Academia
>http://swinburne.academia.edu/KenFriedman | D&I http://tjdi.tongji.edu.cn
>
>
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