Can anybody explain why someone who is editor of a reputable journal also act simultaneously as an editor for a potentially predatory journal?
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2Voting to close because Arun Bansil is likely the only person who can really answer this. – Stella Biderman Feb 25 '18 at 20:23
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I’ve edited the question to focus on the central issue. Calling out an individual editor in such a manner is inflammatory. – aeismail Feb 26 '18 at 00:21
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We cannot know if this is really the case, but many disreputable publishers surreptitiously list well known scientists in their editorial boards, without asking their consent.
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The editor is the only person that knows for sure. Some possibilities (note I do not know if ikpress is a flaky publisher - I'm simply assuming it is):
- He doesn't think ikpress is a flaky publisher. Compare Frontiers and MDPI, both publishers that were included on Beall's list that also had established academics defending them.
- He isn't aware ikpress is a flaky publisher.
- He doesn't care that ikpress is a flaky publisher (for whatever reason).
- He doesn't know he's listed as an editor, or he might have tried to be "unlisted" but the publisher has been slow at removing him.
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Why you do not enter into the key issue? that is, what is reputation? – M. A. Grado-Caffaro Feb 25 '18 at 23:45
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