Journal 'fails the test'

By Shaun Smillie. An academic journal accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training has come under scrutiny after failing a peer review test.
The Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, published in Italy, has been called a scam but it appears on the CVs of several professors at Unisa as the publisher of papers authored by them.
This journal, owned by the Mediterranean Centre of Social and Educational Research, will publish an article only on payment by the author of a fee of $200 (about R2200). More...