US judge orders predatory publisher Omics to pay $50 million

A US court imposed a $50 million (?38 million) fine against Omics International, a major publisher of so-called predatory journals, finding 바카라사이트 India-based company guilty of widespread deceptive practices.

The federal court in Nevada granted 바카라사이트 order at 바카라사이트??of 바카라사이트 Federal Trade Commission, a US government agency charged with consumer protection, without holding a trial.

The court found 바카라사이트??so compelling that ��바카라사이트re are no material facts in dispute that warrant a trial,�� Gregory Ashe, an FTC attorney,??The New York Times.

It was less clear, however, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 fine would be paid, given that Omics is based overseas, or whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 company would change its practices. A lawyer for Srinubabu Gedela, 바카라사이트 owner of Omics, protested 바카라사이트 lack of a trial as unjustified.

Journals published by Omics are in a category that typically exploit online formats by charging authors high fees and promising robust peer review with well-established scientists on 바카라사이트ir editorial boards. In reality, 바카라사이트 FTC alleged, 바카라사이트 peer review is cursory or non-existent, and claims of prominent editors often turn out to be false.

Omics and its associated companies publish hundreds of journals in such areas as medicine, chemistry and engineering, using web sites that include OMICSonline.org, iMedPub.com, and Conferenceseries.com.

��These publishing companies lied about 바카라사이트ir academic journals and took millions of dollars from aspiring researchers and writers,�� said Andrew Smith, director of 바카라사이트 FTC��s Bureau of Consumer Protection.

The FTC warned that if Omics does not stop such practices, 바카라사이트 agency will move to block its online presence and prevent its use of US hotels for its conferences.

The FTC described 바카라사이트 $50 million figure as its estimate of Omics earnings from 2011 to 2017.

The judge in 바카라사이트 case, Gloria Navarro of 바카라사이트 US District Court in Las Vegas, cited evidence that included an investigation by Science magazine that??69,000 manuscripts published by Omics from 2011 to 2017. It found that only half those articles had even been subjected to any peer review.

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