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Here is yet another entry in what seems to be the never-ending story of Elsevir and Open Access. In this case, the French Government has reached an agreement with Elsevir that apparently will make all published French scientific research available on open access but only after a substantial embargo.
"Elsevier deal with France disappoints open-access advocates" By Tania Rabesandratana for the Science Magazine blog, Dec. 13, 2019 11:30 AM
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/elsevier-deal-france-disappoints-open-access-advocates
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Below is a link to an article entitled "Predatory Journals: No Definition, no Defence" signed by a long lis tof authors that appeared in the Nature Blog on December 11, 2019. The signatories came together to come up with a consensus definition of "predatory journals." They argue that a solid definition is necessary to enable scholars to avoid them.