[CARLIOpenAccessReview] Alma Network Zone and Open Access/Free e-collections

[Green, Denise D]

Thanks much for your input on the list of e-collections.

We only got one comment on the status of Network Zone e-collection: Hindawi Publishing Open Access Journals  with 533 portfolios.

Collection ID: 61325027120005816  MMS ID: 991153998337405816.

If there's no objection, I'll take that as a recommendation to delete the e-collection in light of the quality issues and the plans to merge it with Wiley Open Access e-collections.

Any further thoughts or reflections are welcome,

Denise Green, CARLI




From: Green, Denise D

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!8iOif20PabelS0200vJAfKszk9kCDGDMQ6VqkDMQNWH540Z-UgDzoy5HK9-qYnO3kI88-XFDpAZ1PL2EoaIaFd3-5gkWkOMr8L3l$     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!8iOif20PabelS0200vJAfKszk9kCDGDMQ6VqkDMQNWH540Z-UgDzoy5HK9-qYnO3kI88-XFDpAZ1PL2EoaIaFd3-5gkWkATrdgwg$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/03/the-situation-has-become-appalling-fake-scientific-papers-push-research-credibility-to-crisis-point__;!!DZ3fjg!8iOif20PabelS0200vJAfKszk9kCDGDMQ6VqkDMQNWH540Z-UgDzoy5HK9-qYnO3kI88-XFDpAZ1PL2EoaIaFd3-5gkWkDoOT6Lc$ >

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
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