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Medknow Publicationsalso known asWolters Kluwer Medknowor simplyMedknow,is apublisherofacademic journalson behalf oflearned societies and associations.Previously an independent Indianpublisher,Medknow is now part of withinWolters Kluwer's Health Division, and is part ofWolters Kluwer India.
| Parent company | Wolters Kluwer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Country of origin | India |
| Headquarters location | Mumbai |
| Publication types | Academic journals |
| Official website | www |
Medknow is not a member of theOpen Access Scholarly Publishers Association.Some, but not all of its journals are listed in theDirectory of Open Access Journals.The publisher briefly appeared onBeall's listin 2011, but was taken down, being described as "[a] publisher for many well-respected Indian professional societies and is disseminating abundant, high-quality research."[1]
History
editMedknow Publications was founded in 1997 in Mumbai, India byDevkumar Sahu.Sahu opted for theopen accessmodel of publishing services. In 2006, Medknow had 33 scientific technical and medical journals in its portfolio, at the time, one of the largest open access publishers of medical content in the world.[2]
Medknow was acquired byWolters Kluwerin December 2011, extending its publishing partnerships in China, the Middle East, and other regions. As of August 2016, Medknow publishers over 370 medical society journals in over 40 specialties.[3]
In 2013,John Bohannonsubmitted a fake paper to theJournal of Natural Pharmaceuticals,published by Medknow, as part of theWho's Afraid of Peer Review?sting investigating open-access publishing. The journal accepted the fake paper,[4]and was subsequently closed by Wolters Kluwer, citing 'deep concerns'.[5] Some of their journal website are now hijacked by spam websites.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Beall, Jeffrey."Beall's List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers, 2012 Edition"(PDF).University of Denver.Retrieved2 February2019.
- ^Noronha, Frederick (24 October 2006)."Good News from India: Open Access Journals Work!".The Communication Initiative Network.The Media Development Network.Retrieved9 August2016.
- ^"Wolters Kluwer Health acquires Medknow".VCCircle. 7 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2016.Retrieved9 August2016– via Reuters.
- ^Bohannon, John (4 October 2013). "Who's Afraid of Peer Review?".Science.342(6154): 60–65.doi:10.1126/science.342.6154.60.PMID24092725.
- ^Basken, Pauk (4 October 2013)."Critics Say Sting on Open-Access Journals Misses Larger Point".The Chronicles of Higher Education.Retrieved2019-02-02.
- ^Cross Ww, 3rd; Swiontkowski, M. F. (2008)."Treatment principles in the management of open fractures".Indian Journal of Orthopaedics.42(4): 377–386.doi:10.4103/0019-5413.43373(inactive 1 November 2024).PMC2740354.PMID19753224.
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Further reading
edit- Joseph, Rojers Puthur (2015). "Medknow Publications: A success model in the digital era".Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies.5(8): 1–18.doi:10.1108/EEMCS-02-2015-0018.
- Mukherjee, Bhaskar; Mal, Bidyut Kumar (1 May 2012)."India's Efforts in Open Access Publishing".Library Philosophy and Practice:751.
- Mukherjee, Bhaskar (2014). "Green and gold open access in India".Learned Publishing.27:21–32.doi:10.1087/20140104.