From dgree1 at uillinois.edu Thu Mar 28 20:43:19 2024 From: dgree1 at uillinois.edu (Green, Denise D) Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:43:19 +0000 Subject: [CARLIOpenAccessReview] Alma Network Zone and Open Access/Free e-collections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello CARLI Open Access Review group, We have a short list of Open Access/Free E-collections for your review. The criteria in the spreadsheet mirror the criteria at https://www.carli.illinois.edu/products-services/collections-management/OA_eBooks Within the Box Folder https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uofi.app.box.com/folder/189617818116__;!!DZ3fjg!_fBr5AGdIhuqHIz-dDC3Sj5-g-FrIE8o2V_RJrdt_9YKDFL32KGk8Aet8dxeZ6VOObYssszXeAk_jzyr82iCGMqoPsisiZp3Nnfw$ is an Excel file named "New Alma Open Access or Free ecollections Round 4" with the roster of Open Access e-collections to review. We decided each time there are titles shared there would be a two-week review period. Please comment and place your initials in column L (or not) by April 12, 2024. Also, we seek your advice about a collection we have decreased confidence in. Andrea Imre brought to our attention the status of Hindawi publishing. They have retracted many articles and been credibly accused of poor scholarly publishing practices. Especially problematic are their "Special Issues" with guest editors picked for a theme/subject area and (apparently) have little to no peer review. See https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://retractionwatch.com/2023/12/19/hindawi-reveals-process-for-retracting-more-than-8000-paper-mill-articles/__;!!DZ3fjg!_fBr5AGdIhuqHIz-dDC3Sj5-g-FrIE8o2V_RJrdt_9YKDFL32KGk8Aet8dxeZ6VOObYssszXeAk_jzyr82iCGMqoPsisibED_dBj$ or https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/03/the-situation-has-become-appalling-fake-scientific-papers-push-research-credibility-to-crisis-point__;!!DZ3fjg!_fBr5AGdIhuqHIz-dDC3Sj5-g-FrIE8o2V_RJrdt_9YKDFL32KGk8Aet8dxeZ6VOObYssszXeAk_jzyr82iCGMqoPsisiS-gqGJu$ Network Zone e-collection: Hindawi Publishing Open Access Journals with 533 portfolios. Collection ID: 61325027120005816 MMS ID: 991153998337405816 Per Alma comparison job: 204 (38%) entirely overlap & 144 (27%) partly overlap with other NZ e-collections. ("Partly overlap" means some of the years of coverage are duplicated but not all in Hindawi by other NZ portfolios.) Thank you for your thoughts and reflections on the short e-collections list and on whether the NZ should delete Hindawi publishing's e-collection. Finally, Wiley has purchased Hindawi, and they plan to retire the Hindawi name. In the long run, this e-collection will disappear and be absorbed into Wiley Open Access e-collections. We have no way to predict when the Alma CZ will catch up with Wiley's purchase of Hindawi. Let us know any questions. Denise D. Green Senior Library Services Coordinator (she, her, hers) Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) 1704 Interstate Dr. Champaign, IL 61822 217-244-9697 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: