Drew Wilson
May 9th, 2009, 11:29 PM
Last week, we learned about Elsevier publishing a bogus journal for Merck. Now, several librarians say that they have uncovered an entire imprint of 'advertorial' publications. Excerpta Medica, a 'strategic medical communications agency,' is an Elsevier division. Along with the now infamous Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, it published a number of other 'journals.' Elsevier CEO Michael Hansen now admits that at least six fake journals were published for pharmaceutical companies.
Source (http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/09/1514235&from=rss)
This is starting to make me question the validity of a peer reviewed journal period now.
Source (http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/09/1514235&from=rss)
This is starting to make me question the validity of a peer reviewed journal period now.