Shaker Verlag is a German publishing house located in Düren and Maastricht, established in 1986 by Dr. Chaled Shaker. Shaker Verlag is a publisher of scientific literature, especially monographs and dissertations. More than 20,000 books[1] are in stock, many of them in English, also sold as PDF-files for immediate download. In addition, more than 400 series[1] have been published (publications by scientific institutions, research results as well as conference and congress proceedings of European events and meetings).
| Genre | Publishing house |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Dr. Chaled Shaker |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Europe |
| Products | books |
| Website | http://www.shaker.de |
In 2007, the subsidiary Shaker Media GmbH in Herzogenrath was formed to promote a hybrid solution combining the original publishing activity and modern Print on demand technology.[2] In contrast to the main business, this company addresses the general book market. Similar to other Book on Demand services, anyone can upload a finished book without additional costs.
Criticism
editSimilarly to OmniScriptum, Shaker Verlag has been criticised of their lack of rigorous editing and non-existent peer review. The house is recognised to have no academic reputation because of the lack of quality criteria.[3]
Furthermore, Shaker Verlag has been criticised for their aggressive e-mail campaigns.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Shaker Verlag: 25 Jahre wissenschaftliches Publizieren. Retrieved 26 August 2010
- ^ Redaktion; Tischer, Wolfgang (16 July 2008). "Nachgefragt: Was macht eigentlich Shaker Media?". literaturcafe.de (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Predatory Publishing". University of Innsbruck. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Shaker Media will offenbar mit Anwälten schäkern [Nachtrag]". 14 June 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
External links
edit- Shaker Verlag (German and Dutch)
- Shaker Media