Elsevier admits total of six problematic publications; Progressive Librarians Guild issues call for action.
Merck's financial backing of the Australasian Journal of Bone & Joint Medicine (AJBM) through Elsevier's Excerpta Medica subsidiary came to light during testimony of a class-action lawsuit against the drug company. Fewer details of the other five titles are known. according to an article in The Scientist, Elsevier has declined to provide the names of the sponsors of these titles. Though it appears that the sponsored publication, AJBM, was not sold or licensed to libraries as part of standard subscription packages, the scandal is nevertheless galvanizing librarians across the academic community
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