Timeline for Is it crazy for a PhD student to pay open access fees out of pocket?
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| Aug 24, 2021 at 3:55 | comment | added | David Waterworth | Many of them are in fact waiving fees for a period of time, presumable as @Roland says they're trying to build Impact Factor. | |
| Jun 14, 2017 at 9:13 | vote | accept | haff | ||
| Jun 13, 2017 at 10:30 | comment | added | user9482 | @Miguel New OA journals, such as the one OP submitted to, often start with a lower fee until they have an Impact Factor. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:51 | comment | added | Jessica B | @DanRomik The practice doesn't itself feel fishy from the UK, because it was briefly (government?) policy that this was the preferred model. As I understand it, the decision to back-track on that was (only?) a result of them realising quite how expensive such a rapid transition would be. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:36 | comment | added | Dan Romik | @JessicaB a lot of reputable journals charge open access and other publication fees. That practice is a bit fishy in my opinion, if that's what you're asking. The journal itself is a very good one, so even though it engages in a practice I consider a bit fishy I wouldn't go as far as to call the journal itself fishy. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:35 | comment | added | Jessica B | I would concur that $500 is worth paying from the job point of view. I paid more to go to an interview. You should definitely investigate whether the journal is reputable. But the specific nature of it you describe makes me think it may well be legitimate. A colleague had a subject-specific journal in their area that did open access with no fees (until recently). | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:32 | comment | added | Jessica B | @DanRomik So is Trans. LMS. fishy? | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:32 | comment | added | Miguel | @hsff Open access fees that we have paid for reputable journals are in the range 2000-3000 USD. If its business model allows this journal to charge only 500 USD it does smell to me like they could be sloppy somewhere along the publication path. I'm not saying this is a predatory journal, but there sure are signs to be suspicious and have a close look. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:26 | comment | added | Dan Romik | It doesn't smell anything. Could be fishy or not fishy, I have no way of telling, beyond the general fact that to me all open access publication fees (or any other kind of publication fees) seem fishy and I have never seriously considered paying them. But that's a luxury I can afford, being in an area with many options for publication. Anyway, do try to get reliable information about this journal before you commit. | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:21 | comment | added | haff | I really appreciate this advice. If I land an academic job then $500 would certainly be worth it. And this price seems very low compared to other OA fees. I hadn't thought about "predatory journals." I found out about this journal through a very well-respected figure in the field - I heard him speak a conference and he recommended this journal for software type publications (he is also on the editorial board). I don't know this figure personally, however, and the journal is pretty new (2ish years). Any thoughts? Does it smell fishy? I'll consult profs. in my dept. per your recommendation | |
| Jun 13, 2017 at 6:03 | history | answered | Dan Romik | CC BY-SA 3.0 |