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Disappearing bits bytes data dilemma
Dozens of scientific journals have vanished from the internet and no one preserved them
By Jeffrey BrainardSep. 8, 2020 , 4:10 PM
Eighty-four online-only, open-access (OA) journals in the sciences, and nearly 100 more in the social sciences and humanities, have disappeared from the internet over the past 2 decades as publishers stopped maintaining them, potentially depriving scholars of useful research findings, a study has found. An additional 900 journals published only online also may be at risk of vanishing because they are inactive, .........
ORI sanctions former University of Kentucky nutrition researcher for faking dozens of images in 10 papers ORI sanctions former University of Kentucky nutrition researcher for faking dozens of images in 10 papers....................pdate, 3:30 p.m. Eastern, 11/20/12: The university sent us this statement from Jay Blanton, Executive Director, University of Kentucky Public Relations and Marketing: Dr. Eric Smart is no longer employed by the University of Kentucky.
Retraction Watch
Peer reviewed journal articles can still be withdrawn due to many reasons.
Beall's List***
Jeffrey Beall, a University of Colorado-Denver librarian maintained an updated list of individual journals and publishers that he viewed as "potentially predatory." In January 2017, it was taken offline. This is a mirror site.
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***There is some controversy regarding Beall's focus exclusively on Open Access journals, particularly those originating in the Global South.