28.01.2019
Warning on ‘Mirror Journals’
« (…) Robert-Jan Smits, the European Commission’s open-access envoy, said there was something “fishy” about mirror journals, which duplicate the title and editorial board of existing, subscription-based journals.
Some of these mirror journals have emerged since the launch last September of the international initiative Plan S, led by Smits, which would make immediate open access mandatory for academics who win grants from participating funders. (…) »
source > insidehighered.com, David Matthews, 24 janvier 2019
