Dove Medical Press reinstated as OASPA Members

Share this article:
It has been almost two years since Dove’s membership was terminated owing to concerns about the rigour of the editorial and peer review processes at the journals. The concerns were highlighted by the publication of a fake manuscript as part of the “sting” exercise reported in Science in 2013.  Since then, Dove has been working to bolster their editorial processes and has introduced a number of improvements, including the listing of the editors who have provided oversight to the editorial evaluation of the articles.  Dove reapplied for membership of OASPA a few months ago.

The OASPA Membership Committee is satisfied that the new editorial procedures which are now in place have addressed the concerns that were raised during the investigation last year and, as a result, the Committee is pleased to reinstate Dove Medical Press as a full member of OASPA.

Related Posts

Equity in OA, OASPA News

Revising OASPA’s recommended practices – what we changed, and why

Early in 2024, OASPA set out to release recommended practices to increase (financial) equity in open access (OA) publishing. We

03/12/2024
Equity in OA, OASPA News

OASPA is ‘wayfinding’ through 2024 and beyond

This has been an ‘event-full’ year for OASPA. Besides returning to an in-person conference after a 5-year hiatus, hosting a

21/11/2024
OASPA News

Results of OASPA Board of Directors Election 2024

The OASPA Board of Directors comprises 11 members who serve for a term of 3 years. This September four of

27/06/2024

Become a Member

  • Learn about new open scholarship developments
  • Strengthen your organisation
  • Contribute to OASPA’s direction
  • Advocate for open scholarship