We would like to bring to your attention the recent correspondence as received from the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET).
According to this the journal Mediterranean Journal of Social Science has been removed from the list of accredited journals and specifically the IBSS (International Bibliography of Social Sciences) index. Articles published in it since the 2013-output year will not receive subsidy or internal incentive funding.
ProQuest, who is the custodian of IBSS, has removed this journal as well as all other journals published by the Mediterranean Center of Social & Education Research from all their databases. ProQuest has also undetaken to investigate all publishers listed on the Beall list of so-called predatory publishers in order to identify similar practices (http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/01/02/list-of-predatory-publishers-2014/).
Researchers are urged to ensure that, regardless of the accreditation status of a journal, it adheres to sound publishing principles before submitting papers for publication.
You can contact Daléne Pieterse Pieterse (mver@sun.ac.za / 021 808 3557) or Felicia Mc Donald (fmcdonald@sun.ac.za / 021 808 2581) for more information in this regard.
