Monday, September 17, 2018

Obtaining Distinguishment

If you are going to be a publisher, it might be good to first ensure command of the English language.  Herald Scholarly Open Access graces the Beall's list, and today dumped another solicitation on me, so I decided to check out their site.


This is "a leading, internationally publishing house in the fields of Science.... and we strive for  your research improvement and distinguishment throughout the world."  International publishing houses usually have grammar and spellcheckers. 




But maybe we can give them a pass because they are not as much a publishing house, but a publishing apartment near Dulles Airport.  They do have a publishing pool. 



On their "strengths" page they list the reasons to publish your work.  I like that my work can be quickly found in a quickened manner. 



Dr. Biosketch serves on their editorial board, and is quite well known, prominently featured on many grant proposals.  

So again I scratch my head.  As more players gravitate to the for-profit publishing game, you'd think they'd take the time to at least get a proofreader for their journal websites.  Sadly, they will publish work that might never be published after rigorous review, further confusing readers, especially those in the lay public.