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"Whilst there are many different definitions of OA, Taylor & Francis authors can choose to publish either "gold" or "green" OA in our journals" (Publishing open access with Taylor & Francis, ¶1).

"Every researcher now needs to know about open access and we're here to help you find out how" (deck, ¶1, 2015.06.16).

Updated list of "Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers"

"a wonderful search engine that has been around for over a decade now, providing information to authors who want to learn more about the copyright and open access policies of journals" (Lawson, Ask RoMEO…, ProfHacker blog, 2012.10.16)

This page presents various options and restrictions for open access publishing with the Taylor & Francis Group.

"DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals" (deck, ¶1, 2015.03.09).

"DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals" (deck, ¶1, 2015.03.09).

An updated list of "Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals"

"This is now an "Open" group. It collects published resources relating to academic writing and research -- including "how to" guides for academic writers (both students and faculty), as well as studies about/on the processes of research and of writing about research" (About this group, ¶1, 2014.01.16).

Wayback Machine archive of Beall's list

An open response to a personal inquiry

A budding collaborative endeavor in a Google workbook to locate, catalog, and assess resources for writers interested in academic publication

Anderson, Terry. (2013, May 24). A publishing primer for education grad students [blog post]. http://terrya.edublogs.org/2013/05/24/a-publishing-primer-for-education-grad-students/

"Recently, academics are receiving an increasing number of email invitations to submit papers. While some are legitimate announcements from reputable organizations, many are a new kind of spam from what Beall (2012) calls "predatory publishers" (p. 179). Basically, they track you down through the titles of your work and invite you to submit manuscripts. They promise quick turnaround and imply guaranteed acceptance. If you are a novice researcher, you might be flattered into submitting. However, you may find later that there is a hefty fee. We wrote this paper to help you identify suspicious solicitations so that you can avoid being duped" (¶1).

Stone argues for making publicly-funded research readily available to the public.

This excerpt from The Scientist (2018 February) concludes with five Tips for Reviewers.