[GOAL] Re: Predatory Publishing: A Modest Proposal

[Graham Triggs]

On 10/09/2015 11:37:02, Nicolas Pettiaux <nicolas at pettiaux.be> wrote:
What about the idea : research published only non profit OA journals should be taken into account.
Wouldn't this push the predatory OA journals by competition out of business ?
Well, first, try and define what your criteria for a "non profit" OA journal is.
Even a genuine declared non-profit journal would run profits in some years, due to the need to potentially cover shortfalls in others. The reality is you would be aiming for a modest profit, which would then be subsequently re-invested in future years.
But regardless of your criteria, profit is just income - costs... and it would be fairly easy for a "predatory" journal to hide it's profit by paying another company some vastly inflated sum for a bunch of services. The journal isn't making any money itself, but it all flows through the chain.
G
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