Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2013
Science peer-review sting and membership oversight controversy
A fabricated paper accepted by journals associated with three OASPA members prompted an association investigation and raised questions about the effectiveness of publisher quality controls. OASPA terminated the memberships of Dove Medical Press and Hikari Ltd. and placed Sage under review. The episode also intensified broader criticism of OASPA's role as a publisher association that evaluates members.
2013
Debate over conflicts of interest and gold open access
Critics questioned whether OASPA could serve as an impartial quality marker because it was founded by open-access publishers and represented publishers subject to its membership criteria. Other criticism focused on the perceived prioritization of gold open access over green open access.