Medknow Publications

Short description: Scientific journal publisher

Medknow PublicationsParent company| Wolters Kluwer

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Founded| 1997
Country of origin| India
Headquarters location| Mumbai
Publication types| Academic journals
Official website| www.medknow.com

Medknow Publications also known as Wolters Kluwer Medknow or simply Medknow, is a publisher of academic journals on behalf of learned societies and associations. Previously an independent Indian publisher, Medknow is now part of Wolters Kluwer's Health Division, under Wolters Kluwer India.

Medknow is not a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association. Some, but not all of its journals are listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. The publisher briefly appeared on Beall's list in 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]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading
* 5 External links

## History

Medknow Publications was founded in 1997 in Mumbai, India by Devkumar Sahu. Sahu opted for the open access model 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 by Wolters Kluwer in 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 Bohannon submitted a fake paper to the Journal of Natural Pharmaceuticals, published by Medknow, as part of the Who'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] Many Medknow journal websites are now hijacked by spam websites rendering the journals inaccessible.[6]

## See also

* List of Medknow Publications academic journals

## References

1. ↑ Beall, Jeffrey. "Beall's List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers, 2012 Edition". University of Denver. http://www.ep.liu.se/authorinf/pdf/list_of_predatory_open-access_publishers_2012.pdf. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
2. ↑ Noronha, Frederick (24 October 2006). "Good News from India: Open Access Journals Work!". The Communication Initiative Network (The Media Development Network). http://www.comminit.com/media-development/content/good-news-india-open-access-journals-work. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. ↑ "Wolters Kluwer Health acquires Medknow" (in en-IN). VCCircle.com. 7 December 2011. http://in.reuters.com/article/wolters-kluwer-health-acquires-medknow-idINDEE7B608T20111207. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. ↑ Bohannon, John (4 October 2013). "Who's Afraid of Peer Review?". Science 342 (6154): 60–65. doi:10.1126/science.342.6154.60. PMID 24092725.
5. ↑ Basken, Pauk (4 October 2013). "Critics Say Sting on Open-Access Journals Misses Larger Point". The Chronicles of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/critics-say-sting-on-open-access-journals-misses-larger-point/33559. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
6. ↑ See for example: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. PMID 19753224.

## Further reading

* 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. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1825&context=libphilprac.
* Mukherjee, Bhaskar (2014). "Green and gold open access in India". Learned Publishing 27: 21–32. doi:10.1087/20140104.

## External links

* Official website

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