Research Ethics

In open access publishing, printing barriers are removed and the compilation and dissemination of information needs little more than Internet access. Unfortunately, this has led to a growth in open access publishers with little or no subject expertise and of questionable repute. Scholars and researchers may receive email solicitations for fee-based paper submissions to journals that make false or misleading claims about the stringency of their peer-review process, members of their editorial board or indexing status.​

• The Committee on Publication Ethics is "a forum for editors and publishers of peer reviewed journals to discuss all aspects of publication ethics".

• The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association is a forum for open access publishers. Membership is vetted and can be an indication of publisher quality.

Adapted from Gail Steinhart's Open Access Publishing LibGuide, Cornell University