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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 2007 (2007) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Los Angeles |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Publication types | Scientific journals |
| Nonfiction topics | Science |
| Official website | www |
OMICS Publishing Group is a publisher of approximately 200 open access journals in a number of academic fields. It has offices in Los Angeles (United States), Hyderabad (India), and Henderson (Nevada, United States). It is part of the Hyderabad-based OMICS Group, which also has another branch, OMICS Group Conferences, which organizes scientific conferences.
Some observers have described the publisher as "predatory", insofar as authors who have submitted papers have been sent invoices after their manuscripts were accepted for publication despite the lack of a robust peer-review process, leading critics to assert that the main purpose of the publisher is commercial rather than academic.
References
- "OMICS Publishing Group :: Contact". Omicsonline.org. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- "Scientific Conferences, International Conferences 2012-2013 | OMICS Group". Omicsonline.org. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- Stratford, Michael (2012-03-04). "'Predatory' Online Journals Lure Scholars Who Are Eager to Publish - Publishing - The Chronicle of Higher Education". Chronicle.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
- "The Charleston Advisor Update: Predatory Open-Access Scholarly Publishers". Charleston.publisher.ingentaconnect.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2012-10-02.