Academic journal publishing company
Baishideng Publishing Group 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 .wjgnet .com
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]
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
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
^ 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.