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'''Medknow Publications''' also known as '''Wolters Kluwer Medknow''' or simply '''Medknow''', is a [[publisher]] of [[academic journal]]s on behalf of [[learned societies|learned societies and associations]]. Previously an independent Indian [[publisher]], Medknow is now part of within [[Wolters Kluwer]]'s Health Division, and is part of [[Wolters Kluwer India]].<br />
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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."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beall |first1=Jeffrey |title=Beall's List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers, 2012 Edition |url=http://www.ep.liu.se/authorinf/pdf/list_of_predatory_open-access_publishers_2012.pdf |publisher=[[University of Denver]] |accessdate=2 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Noronha |first1=Frederick |title=Good News from India: Open Access Journals Work! |url=http://www.comminit.com/media-development/content/good-news-india-open-access-journals-work |accessdate=9 August 2016 |work=The Communication Initiative Network |publisher=The Media Development Network |date=24 October 2006}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=<!-- -->|title=Wolters Kluwer Health acquires Medknow|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/wolters-kluwer-health-acquires-medknow-idINDEE7B608T20111207|accessdate=9 August 2016|publisher=VCCircle.com|date=7 December 2011|language=en-IN|via=Reuters}}</ref><br />
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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,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bohannon |first1=John |title=Who's Afraid of Peer Review? |journal=Science |date=4 October 2013 |volume=342 |issue=6154 |pages=60–65 |doi=10.1126/science.342.6154.60|pmid=24092725 |doi-access=free }}</ref> and was subsequently closed by Wolters Kluwer, citing 'deep concerns'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Basken |first=Pauk |date=4 October 2013 |url=https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/critics-say-sting-on-open-access-journals-misses-larger-point/33559|title=Critics Say Sting on Open-Access Journals Misses Larger Point|work=The Chronicles of Higher Education|accessdate=2019-02-02}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Medknow Publications academic journals]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite journal |doi=10.1108/EEMCS-02-2015-0018 |title=Medknow Publications: A success model in the digital era |journal=Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies |volume=5 |issue=8 |pages=1–18 |year=2015 |last1=Joseph |first1=Rojers Puthur }}<br />
*{{cite journal |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Bhaskar |last2=Mal |first2=Bidyut Kumar |title=India's Efforts in Open Access Publishing |journal=Library Philosophy and Practice |date=1 May 2012 |url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1825&context=libphilprac |page=751}}<br />
*{{cite journal |doi=10.1087/20140104|title=Green and gold open access in India|journal=Learned Publishing|volume=27|pages=21–32|year=2014|last1=Mukherjee|first1=Bhaskar|doi-access=free}}<br />
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*{{cite book |last=Khatri |first=N. K. |chapter=E-journal publishing in India: A case study of Indian Statistical Institute publication: Sankhya - The Indian Journal of Statistics |chapter-url=http://crl.du.ac.in/ical09/papers/index_files/ical-65_186_390_1_RV.pdf |title=Proceedings of the International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2009). Delhi, University of Delhi |year=2009 |pages=386–88}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{Official website|http://www.medknow.com}}<br />
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