The open access model of publishing is the "unrestricted, free availability of scholarly research, online for all". Despite resistance from certain quarters (traditional publishers who fear that this model will completely destroy the traditional subscription model, thereby rendering them obsolete), it continues to develop and receive acceptance from the industry and academia both. Unrestricted and free availability of research publications, especially to the developing world, will as a matter of fact serve the very purpose of scientific research and scientific publication. If quality of publication can be maintained, this truly is revolutionary in publishing.
Bentham Science Publishers is a well known international STM ( Scientific and Technical Manual) publisher. They have several high impact factor journals to their credit, which are quite popular in their respective fields such as Current Medicinal Chemistry, Current Pharmaceutical Design, Current Organic Chemistry, Current Alzheimer Research etc. The authors who have contributed in Bentham journals are quite satisfied with their publication processes and peer review procedure. For authors’ comments, please visit: http://benthamscience.com/comments/Comments.html
Their sub brands include Bentham eBooks and Bentham Open.
The research published by them is of high quality and thoroughly peer reviewed. They practice the single-blind peer review procedure; the review and editorial policies are transparent and clearly disclosed on their official website; and the members on board of their journals are highly qualified and well-known, plenty of worthy publications to their credit. To learn more, visit:
http://benthamscience.com/open/index.htm
http://benthamscience.com/open/todentj/EBM.htm
http://benthamscience.com/policy.htm
http://benthamscience.com/reviewguideline.htm
Most of their journals, both subscriptions based and Open Access, are indexed in internationally recognized indexing agencies like Scopus, Medline, EMBASE and PubMed etc.Bentham Open is actually quite affordable and convenient for authors as compared to other known publishers and, in case of authors from the developing world, the publisher makes it totally free for the contributor. Just as in their subscription journals, a single blind review process is rigorously followed here as well.
Open Access Publishing has also generated some controversies but this is to be expected in any new publication model. You can always find some teething problems in the initial stage of anything and fine tuning is always required. Compared to over five hundred years of traditional publishing models, Open Access is still in its infancy and actually has to be nurtured in good faith.
There is a concerted effort dished out by certain elements in the industry whose activities can prove to be harmful to this form of publishing but if that happens, it would be detrimental to the scientists and researchers as well as to learning.
Blind acceptance of whatever is published against Open Access must be resisted with an open mind.
Bentham Science Publishers is a well known international STM ( Scientific and Technical Manual) publisher. They have several high impact factor journals to their credit, which are quite popular in their respective fields such as Current Medicinal Chemistry, Current Pharmaceutical Design, Current Organic Chemistry, Current Alzheimer Research etc. The authors who have contributed in Bentham journals are quite satisfied with their publication processes and peer review procedure. For authors’ comments, please visit: http://benthamscience.com/comments/Comments.html
Their sub brands include Bentham eBooks and Bentham Open.
The research published by them is of high quality and thoroughly peer reviewed. They practice the single-blind peer review procedure; the review and editorial policies are transparent and clearly disclosed on their official website; and the members on board of their journals are highly qualified and well-known, plenty of worthy publications to their credit. To learn more, visit:
http://benthamscience.com/open/index.htm
http://benthamscience.com/open/todentj/EBM.htm
http://benthamscience.com/policy.htm
http://benthamscience.com/reviewguideline.htm
Most of their journals, both subscriptions based and Open Access, are indexed in internationally recognized indexing agencies like Scopus, Medline, EMBASE and PubMed etc.Bentham Open is actually quite affordable and convenient for authors as compared to other known publishers and, in case of authors from the developing world, the publisher makes it totally free for the contributor. Just as in their subscription journals, a single blind review process is rigorously followed here as well.
Open Access Publishing has also generated some controversies but this is to be expected in any new publication model. You can always find some teething problems in the initial stage of anything and fine tuning is always required. Compared to over five hundred years of traditional publishing models, Open Access is still in its infancy and actually has to be nurtured in good faith.
There is a concerted effort dished out by certain elements in the industry whose activities can prove to be harmful to this form of publishing but if that happens, it would be detrimental to the scientists and researchers as well as to learning.
Blind acceptance of whatever is published against Open Access must be resisted with an open mind.
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