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'''Scientific Research Publishing''' is an ] of ] ] ]s, conference proceedings, and scientific anthologies.<ref name=Beall12/> {{As of| December 2014}}, it offers 244<ref name=Empire>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/12/16/the-chinese-publisher-scirp-scientific-research-publishing-a-publishing-empire-built-on-junk-science |title=The Chinese Publisher SCIRP (Scientific Research Publishing): A Publishing Empire Built on Junk Science |author=Jeffrey Beall |date=2014-12-16 |accessdate=2015-01-08}}</ref> ] open access journals in the areas of science, technology, business, economy, and medicine. Its principal place of business is in ], China.<ref name=SCIRP>{{cite web |url=http://www.scirp.org/aboutUs/Index.aspx |title=AboutUs |publisher=SCIRP |date= |accessdate=2014-09-25}}</ref> '''Scientific Research Publishing''' is an ] of ] ] ]s, conference proceedings, and scientific anthologies.<ref name=Beall12/> {{As of| December 2014}}, it offers 244<ref name="SHERPA">{{cite web |title=Scientific Research Publishing |publisher=] |url=http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/pub/1018/|accessdate=2015-01-17}}</ref> ] open access journals in the areas of science, technology, business, economy, and medicine. Its principal place of business is in ], China.<ref name=SCIRP>{{cite web |url=http://www.scirp.org/aboutUs/Index.aspx |title=AboutUs |publisher=SCIRP |date= |accessdate=2014-09-25}}</ref>


The company has been accused of being a ], and of abusing bulk email.<ref name=Beall12>{{cite journal |last=Beall |first=Jeffrey |title=Five Scholarly Open Access Publishers |journal=] |date=April 2012 |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=5–10 |doi=10.5260/chara.13.4.5}}</ref> The company has been accused of being a ], and of abusing bulk email.<ref name=Beall12>{{cite journal |last=Beall |first=Jeffrey |title=Five Scholarly Open Access Publishers |journal=] |date=April 2012 |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=5–10 |doi=10.5260/chara.13.4.5}}</ref>


==Open access type== ==Open access type==
According to Scientific Research Publishing's website it publishes ] (]). Payments are incurred per article published. Authors are permitted to ] their work (]). ], ] and the publisher's ] version may be used.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scientific Research Publishing |publisher=] |url=http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/pub/1018/|accessdate=2013-05-28}}</ref> According to Scientific Research Publishing's website, journals published are fully open access, with reuse rights based on ] or ].<ref name=SCIRP></ref> All of its journals are archived by PORTICO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Participates in Portico? |publisher=PORTICO (organisation) |url=http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/who-participates-in-portico/participating-publishers/srp|accessdate=2014-09-25}}</ref> According to Scientific Research Publishing's website it publishes ] (]). Payments are incurred per article published. Authors are permitted to ] their work (]). ], ] and the publisher's ] version may be used.<ref name="SHERPA"></ref> According to Scientific Research Publishing's website, journals published are fully open access, with reuse rights based on ] or ].<ref name=SCIRP></ref> All of its journals are archived by PORTICO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Participates in Portico? |publisher=PORTICO (organisation) |url=http://www.portico.org/digital-preservation/who-participates-in-portico/participating-publishers/srp|accessdate=2014-09-25}}</ref>


== History == == History ==
The organization was set up by a group of friends from the United States and from China to promote exchange between scholars.<ref name="SandersonKatharine">{{cite journal |first1=Katharine |last1=Sanderson |pmid=20075892 |year=2010 |title=Two new journals copy the old |volume=463 |issue=7278 |page=148 |doi=10.1038/463148a |journal=Nature}}</ref> The organization was set up by a group of friends from the United States and from China to promote exchange between scholars.<ref name="SandersonKatharine">{{cite journal |first1=Katharine |last1=Sanderson |pmid=20075892 |year=2010 |title=Two new journals copy the old |volume=463 |issue=7278 |page=148 |doi=10.1038/463148a |journal=Nature}}</ref>
It was founded by Professor Huaibei (Barry) Zhou and a few other scholars. It was founded by Professor Huaibei (Barry) Zhou and a few other scholars.
Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. has several private owners and is a registered corporation in the state of Delaware, USA. First registration was in 2007.<ref name=SCIRP></ref><ref name=FAQ1.2>{{cite web |url=http://blog.scirp.org/scirp-faq/#Q1.2 |title=SCIRP-FAQ: How is SCIRP organized? What are its imprints? |publisher=SCIRP |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-01-13}}</ref> Today SCIRP is part of a publishing group together with Hans Publishers (Chinese language scholarly OA journals) and Open Access Library (multifunctional: search engine, index of external OA articles, repository, and mega journal).<ref name=FAQ1.4>{{cite web |url=http://blog.scirp.org/scirp-faq/#Q1.4 |title=SCIRP-FAQ: Who are the companies in the publishing group together with SCIRP? |publisher=SCIRP |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-01-08}}</ref><ref name=Empire></ref> Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. has several private owners and is a registered corporation in the state of Delaware, USA. First registration was in 2007.<ref name=SCIRP></ref><ref name=FAQ1.2>{{cite web |url=http://blog.scirp.org/scirp-faq/#Q1.2 |title=SCIRP-FAQ: How is SCIRP organized? What are its imprints? |publisher=SCIRP |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-01-13}}</ref> Today SCIRP is part of a publishing group together with Hans Publishers (Chinese language scholarly OA journals) and Open Access Library (multifunctional: search engine, index of external OA articles, repository, and mega journal).<ref name=FAQ1.4>{{cite web |url=http://blog.scirp.org/scirp-faq/#Q1.4 |title=SCIRP-FAQ: Who are the companies in the publishing group together with SCIRP? |publisher=SCIRP |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-01-08}}</ref>


== Controversies == == Controversies ==
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|accessdate=2015-01-13}}</ref> Some of the journals had listed academics on their ]s without their permission or even knowledge, sometimes in fields very different from their own.<ref name="SandersonKatharine"></ref> In 2012, one of its journals, ''Advances in Pure Mathematics'', accepted a paper written by a ]. The paper was not published, but only due to its author's unwillingness to pay the publication fee.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boingboing.net/2012/10/19/math-journal-accepts-computer.html |first=Cory |last=Doctorow |authorlink=Cory Doctorow |title=Math journal accepts computer-generated nonsense paper |work=] |date=October 19, 2012 |postscript=.}}</ref> The company has also been noted for the many ] it sends to academics about its journals.<ref name=Beall12/><ref name="SandersonKatharine" /> |accessdate=2015-01-13}}</ref> Some of the journals had listed academics on their ]s without their permission or even knowledge, sometimes in fields very different from their own.<ref name="SandersonKatharine"></ref> In 2012, one of its journals, ''Advances in Pure Mathematics'', accepted a paper written by a ]. The paper was not published, but only due to its author's unwillingness to pay the publication fee.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boingboing.net/2012/10/19/math-journal-accepts-computer.html |first=Cory |last=Doctorow |authorlink=Cory Doctorow |title=Math journal accepts computer-generated nonsense paper |work=] |date=October 19, 2012 |postscript=.}}</ref> The company has also been noted for the many ] it sends to academics about its journals.<ref name=Beall12/><ref name="SandersonKatharine" />


The company has been included in a list of questionable open access publishers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/01/02/list-of-predatory-publishers-2014/ |title=List of Predatory Publishers 2014 |date=2014 |accessdate=2014-04-21 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ |title=Beall's list of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers |date=2014 |accessdate=2014-04-21 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref> according to ]'s criteria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteria-for-determining-predatory-open-access-publishers-2nd-edition |title=Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers (2nd edition) |date=2009-12-01 |accessdate=2013-03-03 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref> Beall states that "This publisher exists for two reasons. First, it exists to exploit the ] Open Access model to generate revenue, and second, it serves as an easy place for foreign (chiefly Chinese) authors to publish overseas and increase their academic status." He acknowledges that its fees are relatively low, describing this as "a strategy that increases article submissions," and that "it has attracted some quality article submissions. Nevertheless, it is really a vanity press."<ref name=Beall12></ref> ] has included the company in a list of questionable open access publishers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/01/02/list-of-predatory-publishers-2014/ |title=List of Predatory Publishers 2014 |date=2014 |accessdate=2014-04-21 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/ |title=Beall's list of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers |date=2014 |accessdate=2014-04-21 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref> according to his criteria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2012/11/30/criteria-for-determining-predatory-open-access-publishers-2nd-edition |title=Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers (2nd edition) |date=2009-12-01 |accessdate=2013-03-03 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref>
Beall states that "This publisher exists for two reasons. First, it exists to exploit the ] Open Access model to generate revenue, and second, it serves as an easy place for foreign (chiefly Chinese) authors to publish overseas and increase their academic status." He acknowledges that its fees are relatively low, describing this as "a strategy that increases article submissions," and that "it has attracted some quality article submissions. Nevertheless, it is really a vanity press."<ref name=Beall12></ref>


Beall points out that "Scientific Research Publishing ... like many questionable open-access publishers, ... is registered in Delaware" and therefore wonders "if the firm reports its income".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/07/31/is-scientific-research-publishing-scirp-publishing-pseudo-science |title=Is Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) Publishing Pseudo-Science? |date=2014-07-31 |accessdate=2015-01-08 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref> Beall points out that "Scientific Research Publishing ... like many questionable open-access publishers, ... is registered in Delaware" and therefore wonders "if the firm reports its income".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/07/31/is-scientific-research-publishing-scirp-publishing-pseudo-science |title=Is Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) Publishing Pseudo-Science? |date=2014-07-31 |accessdate=2015-01-08 |author=Beall, Jeffrey}}</ref>

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Scientific Research Publishing
StatusActive
Founded2007 (2007)
FounderHuaibei Zhou
Headquarters locationWuhan, China
DistributionWorldwide
Key peopleHuaibei Zhou
Publication typesAcademic journals and books
Nonfiction topicsLife sciences, economics, chemistry, computer science, environmental sciences, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, social sciences
No. of employeesAbout 160
Official websitewww.scirp.org

Scientific Research Publishing is an academic publisher of peer-reviewed open-access electronic journals, conference proceedings, and scientific anthologies. As of December 2014, it offers 244 English language open access journals in the areas of science, technology, business, economy, and medicine. Its principal place of business is in Wuhan, China.

The company has been accused of being a predatory open access publisher, and of abusing bulk email.

Open access type

According to Scientific Research Publishing's website it publishes fee-based open-access journals (Gold OA). Payments are incurred per article published. Authors are permitted to archive their work (Green OA). Preprint, postprint and the publisher's PDF version may be used. According to Scientific Research Publishing's website, journals published are fully open access, with reuse rights based on CC-BY or CC BY-NC. All of its journals are archived by PORTICO.

History

The organization was set up by a group of friends from the United States and from China to promote exchange between scholars. It was founded by Professor Huaibei (Barry) Zhou and a few other scholars. Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. has several private owners and is a registered corporation in the state of Delaware, USA. First registration was in 2007. Today SCIRP is part of a publishing group together with Hans Publishers (Chinese language scholarly OA journals) and Open Access Library (multifunctional: search engine, index of external OA articles, repository, and mega journal).

Controversies

Scientific Research Publishing generated controversy in 2010 when it was found that its journals duplicated papers which had already been published elsewhere, without notification of or permission from the original author and of the copyright holder. Several of these publications have subsequently been retracted. Some of the journals had listed academics on their editorial boards without their permission or even knowledge, sometimes in fields very different from their own. In 2012, one of its journals, Advances in Pure Mathematics, accepted a paper written by a random text generator. The paper was not published, but only due to its author's unwillingness to pay the publication fee. The company has also been noted for the many unsolicited bulk emails it sends to academics about its journals.

Jeffrey Beall has included the company in a list of questionable open access publishers, according to his criteria.

Beall states that "This publisher exists for two reasons. First, it exists to exploit the author-pays Open Access model to generate revenue, and second, it serves as an easy place for foreign (chiefly Chinese) authors to publish overseas and increase their academic status." He acknowledges that its fees are relatively low, describing this as "a strategy that increases article submissions," and that "it has attracted some quality article submissions. Nevertheless, it is really a vanity press."

Beall points out that "Scientific Research Publishing ... like many questionable open-access publishers, ... is registered in Delaware" and therefore wonders "if the firm reports its income".

Further controversy was generated by a mass resignation of the editorial board of one of the company's journals, Advances in Anthropology, in 2014. According to the former editor-in-chief, Fatimah Jackson, it was motivated by failures to include the editorial board in the journal's review process, and by "consistent and flagrant unethical breaches by the editorial staff in China", for whom publishing the journal "was only about making money." According to Beall, this was the first mass-resignation from an open-access journal.

See also

References

  1. ^ "AboutUs". SCIRP. Retrieved 2015-01-04. Cite error: The named reference "SCIRP" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Beall, Jeffrey (April 2012). "Five Scholarly Open Access Publishers". The Charleston Advisor. 13 (4): 5–10. doi:10.5260/chara.13.4.5.
  3. ^ "Scientific Research Publishing". SHERPA. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. "Who Participates in Portico?". PORTICO (organisation). Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  5. ^ Sanderson, Katharine (2010). "Two new journals copy the old". Nature. 463 (7278): 148. doi:10.1038/463148a. PMID 20075892.
  6. "SCIRP-FAQ: How is SCIRP organized? What are its imprints?". SCIRP. 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  7. "SCIRP-FAQ: Who are the companies in the publishing group together with SCIRP?". SCIRP. 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  8. Abrahams, Marc (2009-12-22). "Strange academic journals: Scam?". Improbable Research. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  9. Oransky, Ivan (2012-05-25). "Three more retractions for Vietnamese physicists who plagiarized a plagiarized paper". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  10. Doctorow, Cory (October 19, 2012). "Math journal accepts computer-generated nonsense paper". BoingBoing.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. Beall, Jeffrey (2014). "List of Predatory Publishers 2014". Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  12. Beall, Jeffrey (2014). "Beall's list of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers". Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  13. Beall, Jeffrey (2009-12-01). "Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers (2nd edition)". Retrieved 2013-03-03.
  14. Beall, Jeffrey (2014-07-31). "Is Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) Publishing Pseudo-Science?". Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  15. Beall, Jeffrey (2014-10-02). "An Editorial Board Mass-Resignation — from an Open-Access Journal". Scholarly Open Access. Retrieved 2015-01-08.

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