Baishideng Publishing Group (BPG; Chinese: 百世登出版集团) is a publisher of medical journals based in Pleasanton, California. It was established on January 15, 1993,[2] and originally published only one journal: the Chinese-language Journal of New Digestology (renamed to the World Chinese Journal of Digestology in 1999; 世界华人消化杂志). Its second journal was the World Journal of Gastroenterology, originally launched in 1995 as the China National Journal of New Gastroenterology. As of 2017, the company published 43 journals,[2] 42 in English and one in Chinese.[1]
| Parent company | Baishideng Publishing Group Inc |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Predecessor | Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Pleasanton, California |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Key people | Lian-Sheng Ma (President)[1] |
| Official website | www |
The company joined the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) in 2017.[2] They are also a member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).[3] All 43 of BPG's journals are members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).[4]
Baishideng Publishing Group was listed on the 'original' Beall's List of potential predatory open access publishers.[5] The publisher has persisted in being listed at a successor to Beall's List, Stop Predatory Journals.[6] BPG was named in a 2019 cover story of The Walrus as a "junk publisher" alongside Scientific Research Publishing, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, and OMICS International.[7]
Journals edit
BPG used the "F6Publishing system" as of 2017, an integrated web-based platform designed by BPG to facilitate the multiple processes, reviews and approvals involved in academic publishing.[2]
- World Journal of Anesthesiology ISSN 2218-6182
- World Journal of Biological Chemistry ISSN 1949-8454
- World Journal of Cardiology ISSN 1949-8462
- World Journal of Clinical Cases ISSN 2307-8960
- World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases ISSN 2220-3176
- World Journal of Clinical Oncology ISSN 2218-4333
- World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ISSN 2219-2808
- World Journal of Clinical Urology ISSN 2219-2816
- World Journal of Critical Care Medicine ISSN 2220-3141
- World Journal of Dermatology
- World Journal of Diabetes
- World Journal of Experimental Medicine
- World Journal of Gastroenterology
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- World Journal of Hematology
- World Journal of Hepatology
- World Journal of Hypertension
- World Journal of Immunology
- World Journal of Medical Genetics
- World Journal of Meta-Analysis
- World Journal of Methodology
- World Journal of Nephrology
- World Journal of Neurology
- World Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- World Journal of Ophthalmology
- World Journal of Orthopedics
- World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
- World Journal of Pharmacology
- World Journal of Psychiatry
- World Journal of Radiology
- World Journal of Respirology
- World Journal of Rheumatology
- World Journal of Stem Cells
- World Journal of Stomatology
- World Journal of Surgical Procedures
- World Journal of Translational Medicine
- World Journal of Transplantation
- World Journal of Virology
- 世界华人消化杂志
References edit
- ^ a b "About the Baishideng Publishing Group". Baishideng Publishing Group. January 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d "Baishideng Publishing Group joins ALPSP". Hertfordshire, England: The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers. September 6, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Member Record: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc". Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Baishideng Publishing Group Inc". Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "Beall's List". December 31, 2016. Original list. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ "List of Predatory Publishers". Stop Predatory Journals. January 10, 2018. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ Gillis, Alex (March 27, 2019). "The Rise of Junk Science". The Walrus (Cover story). June 2019. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.