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Revision as of 07:31, 15 April 2012 by Omics123 (talk | contribs) (→References)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)OMICS Publishing Group is a publisher of approximately 200 open access journals in a number of academic fields. It is based on Hyderabad, India, and is run by Srinu Babu Gedela, an Indian chemical engineer.
The company's publishing model requires authors to pay publication fees of several hundred (and in some cases thousands of) US dollars. The list of journals includes titles such as Biochemistry and Analytical Biochemistry, Women's Health, and Organ Biology.
Some observers describe 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.
All works published by OMICS Publishing Group are under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. OMICS Group Operating 200 Open Access Journals and organizing 50 (on average) scientific events per year with support from 20,000 Editorial Members around the wprld.
References
- OMICS List of Journals
- Michael Stratford, "'Predatory' Online Journals Lure Scholars Who Are Eager to Publish", Chronicle of Higher Education, 4 March 2012