Jeffrey Beall: South Asia has a worldwide reputation for being a center of predatory publishing

In this interview with Santosh C Hulagabali for Open Interview, Jeffrey Beall answers all pertinent questions with regard to Indian and Asian publishing practices, trends, issues, challenges and ways to mitigate the hurdles. Jeffrey Beall is known globally for his fight against predatory open access journals and dubious publishers. His crusading efforts have brought him appreciation worldwide. At the same time, he has faced criticism and fought legal cases for being acutely vocal about potential predatory journals listed in his blog- Scholarly Open Access. Nothing has deterred his mission even after he shut down his blog last year. His splendid work and strong concern for ethical publishing has inspired many professionals globally and made them his avid fans.