Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Criticism over unsolicited academic invitations
Research on invitation spam identified Bentham Open as a frequent sender of unsolicited requests to submit papers or join editorial boards. Similar criticism had been directed at the division since 2008.
2013
The Open Bioactive Compounds Journal bogus submission
The discontinued journal accepted a deliberately bogus paper during the "Who's Afraid of Peer Review?" investigation, adding to scrutiny of Bentham Open's peer-review standards.
2009
SCIgen peer-review test
A computer-generated paper was accepted by a Bentham Open journal after a researcher submitted it to test the publisher's review process. The paper was not officially published, but the acceptance became a widely cited criticism of the division's editorial controls.
2009
The Open Chemical Physics Journal nanothermite article
A disputed article alleging that World Trade Center dust contained active nanothermite appeared in a Bentham Open journal. Editor-in-chief Marie-Paule Pileni said she had not authorized publication and resigned.