Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences —Its evolution and adaptation

With more than 8,500 journals publishing content deemed worthy of inclusion in Science Citation Index Expanded , the launch of a new journal is not necessarily noteworthy. In fact, the proliferation of open access journals has become problematic, if in no other way than by filling email inboxes of scientists with invitations to join editorial boards of journals having little or no connection to their expertise. As an entomologist, I have been...