tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post3344586482988385543..comments2024-03-14T20:55:21.709+09:00Comments on Janne In Osaka: Elsevier and Merck Fakes Medical JournalJan Morenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-991289981231958002009-05-07T23:05:00.000+09:002009-05-07T23:05:00.000+09:00Well, that's a lot, but Wiley, for instance, has a...Well, that's a lot, but Wiley, for instance, has about 1400 journals and Springer has 1900 journals according to Wikipedia. There's a lot of journals out there. And, as we see, good reason to suspect not all of them are what they seem to be. <br /><br />Also, Elsevier, like the other giants, actually publish under a whole set of different "imprints" or brand names. Check the Wikipedia page for the list. <br /><br />On the whole, given the choice I'd rather deal with an Open Access publisher than any of the traditional giants.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455782214242472677.post-34721050833244857672009-05-07T19:17:00.000+09:002009-05-07T19:17:00.000+09:00In the field I'm in (food safety), almost all rese...In the field I'm in (food safety), almost all research on food additives and related issues are performed by the companies themselves. They have a clear economic interest in getting their particular substance approved. Since the substance is patented, they can make a lot of money if they get it through the reviews of the authorities... And the way to do that is to get a safety test published in a scientific journal.<br /><br />For drugs (aka medicines) this is even more serious. Thanks for pointing this out: Elsevier has a monopoly on scientific research publication. 2325 journals??Martin Fhttp://martinjapan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com