, I say, "It's hard to generalize about OA journals beyond saying that they have all the advantages of being OA and all the disadvantages of being new." Add this note. It's common to see discussions of the disadvantages of being new, for example, to lack name-recognition or reputation. It's also fairly common to see the resulting prejudice against new journals. But it's rare to see the direct claim that newness as such reduces quality or honesty (which would apply to both OA and TA journals). See Edward Harvey, Predatory journal publishing: Is this an alternate universe?