"[1] Medknow Publications was founded in 1997 in Mumbai, India by Devkumar Sahu.
Sahu opted for the open access model of publishing services.
[2] Medknow was acquired by Wolters Kluwer in December 2011, extending its publishing partnerships in China, the Middle East, and other regions.
[3] In 2013, John Bohannon submitted a fake paper to the Journal of Natural Pharmaceuticals, published by Medknow, as part of the Who's Afraid of Peer Review?
The journal accepted the fake paper,[4] and was subsequently closed by Wolters Kluwer, citing 'deep concerns'.