[INDOLOGY] [External] "Religions" Special Issues or the new trend of paying to be published

[Will Sweetman]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 at 01:50, Collins, Brian via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> It’s a scam... but the guest editors are probably not to blame.
>

But they are, Brian, they are. By publishing in, or editing special issues
of these journals, serious scholars lend their credibility to the garbage
that comes along with it. I wish they wouldn't. As Dominik points out,
there are many other options for open access publishing that won't bleed
our universities dry. And for every story of rigorous peer review, there
are two or three of quite the opposite.

Will Sweetman
Professor of Asian Religions
Religion | Mātai Wairuataka
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka

will.sweetman at otago.ac.nz
https://www.otago.ac.nz/religion/our-people/will-sweetman
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