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Open Access
"Open access" is a term used to describe information that is freely available to anyone with internet connectivity. This term is used in direct opposition to academic databases and journals that require users (usually academic libraries) to pay subscription fees.
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Open access: All human knowledge is there—so why can’t everybody access it?A thorough, UK-based description of the open access movement from Ars Technica.
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Why Isn't Academic Research Free to Everyone?Interview in The Atlantic covering the for-profit publishing model in academia and the movement towards open access.
Limits of Peer Review
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Publishing: The Peer Review ScamAn article discussing some methods researchers have used to bypass rigid peer review standards.
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Science Is Suffering Because of Peer Review’s Big ProblemsOne writer's perspective on how the peer review process in academic can be improved.
Predatory Academic Publishing
The concept of "predatory publishing" has emerged to describe academic journals (and sometimes conferences) that claim to offer guaranteed publishing, extremely fast peer review, and other opportunities for academics looking to publish. These journals are often seeking to make a profit.
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Beall's List of Predatory Journals and PublishersLast updated in December 2016, this controversial list names academic journals and publishers, most of them open access, that may be considered predatory.
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Predatory Publishing, Questionable Peer Review, and Fraudulent ConferencesA description of current tactics used by predatory publishers for financial gain, and their consequences in academia from the US National Library of Medicine.