Publishing in Predatory Journals: Guidelines for Nursing Faculty in Promotion and Tenure Policies

BACKGROUND The impact and quality of a faculty members publications is a key factor in promotion and tenure decisions and career advancement. Traditional measures, including citation counts and journal impact factor, have notable limitations. Since 2010, alternative metrics have been proposed as another means of assessing the impact and quality of scholarly work. The Altmetric Attention Score is an objective score frequently used to determine the immediate reach of a published work across the web, including news outlets, blogs, social media, and more. Several studies evaluating the correlation between the Altmetric Attention Score and number of citations have found mixed results and may be discipline-specific. OBJECTIVE To determine the correlation between higher Altmetric Attention Scores and citation count for journal articles published in major pharmacy journals. METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated articles from major pharmacy journals ranked in the top 10% according to the Altmetric Attention Score. Sources of attention that determined the Altmetric Attention Score were obtained, as well each articles open access status, article type, study design, and topic. Correlation between journal characteristics, including the Altmetric Attention Score and number of citations, was assessed using the Spearman’s correlation test. A Kruskal-Wallis 1-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the Altmetric Attention Scores between journals. RESULTS Six major pharmacy journals were identified. A total of 1,376 articles were published in 2017 and 137 of these represented the top 10% with the highest Altmetric Attention Scores. The median Altmetric Attention Score was 19 (IQR 15-28). Twitter and Mendeley were the most common sources of attention. Over half (56.2%) of the articles were original investigations and 49.8% were either cross-sectional, qualitative, or cohort studies. No significant correlation was found between the Altmetric Attention Score and citation count (rs=0.07, P = 0.485). Mendeley was the only attention source that correlated with the number of citations (rs=0.486, P<0.001). The median Altmetric Attention Score varied widely between each journal (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The overall median Altmetric Attention score of 19 suggests articles published in major pharmacy journals are near the top 5% of all scientific output. However, we found no correlation between the Altmetric Attention Score and number of citations for articles published in major pharmacy journals in the year 2017.

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Increasing Racial/Ethnic Diversification of Nursing Faculty in Higher Ed Is Needed Now

Journal of Professional Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.05.007 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Roy A. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Nursing Faculty ◽

Higher Ed ◽

Racial Ethnic

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APPLYING NEWMAN’S THEORY OF HEALTH EXPANSION TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN NURSING FACULTY AND GENERATION Z

Journal of Professional Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.02.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shermel Edwards-Maddox ◽

Amanda Cartwright ◽

Danielle Quintana ◽

Jorgie Ann Contreras

Keyword(s):

Nursing Faculty ◽

Generation Z ◽

Theory Of Health

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Awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons – results from an online survey in Germany

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

10.1186/s12891-021-04223-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Elke Maurer ◽

Nike Walter ◽

Tina Histing ◽

Lydia Anastasopoulou ◽

Thaqif El Khassawna ◽

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Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Online Survey ◽

Early Stage ◽

Peer Review Process ◽

Trauma Surgery ◽

Open Access Publishing ◽

Predatory Journals ◽

Open Access Journals ◽

Trauma Surgeons

Abstract Background Along with emerging open access journals (OAJ) predatory journals increasingly appear. As they harm accurate and good scientific research, we aimed to examine the awareness of predatory journals and open access publishing among orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Methods In an online survey between August and December 2019 the knowledge on predatory journals and OAJ was tested with a hyperlink made available to the participants via the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery (DGOU) email distributor. Results Three hundred fifty orthopaedic and trauma surgeons participated, of which 291 complete responses (231 males (79.4%), 54 females (18.6%) and 5 N/A (2.0%)) were obtained. 39.9% were aware of predatory journals. However, 21.0% knew about the “Directory of Open Access Journals” (DOAJ) as a register for non-predatory open access journals. The level of profession (e.g. clinic director, consultant) (p = 0.018) influenced the awareness of predatory journals. Interestingly, participants aware of predatory journals had more often been listed as corresponding authors (p < 0.001) and were well published as first or last author (p < 0.001). Awareness of OAJ was masked when journal selection options did not to provide any information on the editorial board, the peer review process or the publication costs. Conclusion The impending hazard of predatory journals is unknown to many orthopaedic and trauma surgeons. Early stage clinical researchers must be trained to differentiate between predatory and scientifically accurate journals.

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Perceptions of support by nursing faculty of color

Journal of Professional Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.11.006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 29-33

Author(s):

Kumhee Ro ◽

Mo-Kyung Sin ◽

Joshua Villarreal

Keyword(s):

Nursing Faculty ◽

Faculty Of Color

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Predatory journals: temporary inconvenience or permanent disruption?

Acta Neurochirurgica ◽

10.1007/s00701-020-04685-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Harsh Deora ◽

Manjul Tripathi ◽

Bipin Chaurasia ◽

J. André Grotenhuis

Keyword(s):

Predatory Journals

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Nursing Faculty Perceptions of a Virtual Reality Catheter Insertion Game: A Multisite International Study

Clinical Simulation in Nursing ◽

10.1016/j.ecns.2020.10.003 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Karen R. Breitkreuz ◽

Suzan Kardong-Edgren ◽

Gregory E. Gilbert ◽

Patrea Anderson ◽

Connie DeBlieck ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Nursing Faculty ◽

Faculty Perceptions ◽

International Study ◽

Catheter Insertion

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The Quality of Statistical Reporting and Data Presentation in Predatory Dental Journals Was Lower Than in Non-Predatory Journals

Entropy ◽

10.3390/e23040468 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 468

Author(s):

Pentti Nieminen ◽

Sergio E. Uribe

Keyword(s):

Open Access ◽

Peer Review ◽

Scientific Journals ◽

Mean Values ◽

Data Presentation ◽

Predatory Journals ◽

Study Results ◽

The Mean ◽

Highly Cited

Proper peer review and quality of published articles are often regarded as signs of reliable scientific journals. The aim of this study was to compare whether the quality of statistical reporting and data presentation differs among articles published in ‘predatory dental journals’ and in other dental journals. We evaluated 50 articles published in ‘predatory open access (OA) journals’ and 100 clinical trials published in legitimate dental journals between 2019 and 2020. The quality of statistical reporting and data presentation of each paper was assessed on a scale from 0 (poor) to 10 (high). The mean (SD) quality score of the statistical reporting and data presentation was 2.5 (1.4) for the predatory OA journals, 4.8 (1.8) for the legitimate OA journals, and 5.6 (1.8) for the more visible dental journals. The mean values differed significantly (p < 0.001). The quality of statistical reporting of clinical studies published in predatory journals was found to be lower than in open access and highly cited journals. This difference in quality is a wake-up call to consume study results critically. Poor statistical reporting indicates wider general lower quality in publications where the authors and journals are less likely to be critiqued by peer review.

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