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Megan O’Donnell from Iowa State University Library reminds us: “It’s important to realize that Open Access does not make a publisher predatory, their bad behavior does." https://t.co/DBX7jm20f8 #openaccess
Since it doesn’t go through academic peer review, we need to look at alternatives for monitoring grey literature and deeming it worthy. https://t.co/ZwuEABdxyl #greylit
“The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.” - John Locke https://t.co/CBEaeF1VGx #ebook#openaccess
Playing fair and cleaning up our own messes are rules that decision-making organizations and governments must relearn and ingrain in the practice of group-think and action. https://t.co/W9uBBITWAF
Though there isn’t any single hallmark of a predatory journal, you can always do a bit of detective work to figure out if your potential publisher is credible. https://t.co/pJHQaSJdAY #openaccess
Sanjay Srivastava, a psychologist from the University of Oregon, told Nature, “When we link professional advancement and pay attention too strongly to citation-based metrics, we incentivize self-citation.” https://t.co/asnaXhkC6X #greylit
When understanding, our mind is in motion with any number of actions, including combining, separating, digesting, digging, exploring, and more. https://t.co/7fscCjKoG1
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