Jaypee Brothers is a
medical publisher based in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
, India. It was included on
Beall's list
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of
predatory open-access publisher
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s before the list was taken down in 2017.
Overview
Founded in 1969, Jaypee-The Health Sciences Publisher publishes books in almost all the areas of
health science. Jaypee has more than 4000 titles in its active list, and publishes close to 300 new titles each year. The company has editorial and sales offices in India, London, Panama, and 700 employees. It publishes in 12 languages, and publishes nearly 30 Spanish titles annually from its office in Panama. All Jaypee English language books, videos and journals are also published digitally through its online platform.
Controversy
In 2012, a Jaypee published a textbook titled ''Understanding and Management of Special Child in Pediatric Dentistry'' which was withdrawn from sale, after it was exposed by
James Heilman
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With the Wikipedia user ...
to contain material that had been plagiarized from a
Wikipedia
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article. Dr. Heilman said: "We do not mind if people publish our work. They do not even have to ask our permission, and they can try to make a profit off of it. They, however, cannot claim it as their own, and they must give us just a little bit of credit."
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References
External links
*{{Official website, www.JaypeeBrothers.com
Book publishing companies of India
Publishing companies established in 1969
1969 establishments in Delhi