scholarly journals Risk of publication in worthless journals

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Jiban Shrestha ◽  
Subash Subedi ◽  
Krishna P. Timsina ◽  
Mahendra P. Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Field Researcher ◽  
Communication Ability ◽  
Publication Cost ◽  
Predatory Journal ◽  
Timely Dissemination

Implementing research and publishing results is a crucial for a professional development, scientific communication and collaboration of any academicians, scholars, and researchers in science around the world. The timely dissemination of knowledge and scientific information in the global scientific community helps the development of science and worldwide recognition. The researchers working on scientific community cannot appreciate the value of evidence generated without publishing their work in right and quality journals. Therefore, authors should be careful about predatory or fake journals/publishers for communicating their scientific works. The objective of this study is to raise awareness on predatory or fake publishers/journals and of their dishonest publishing practices. In general, the predatory journal publishes without peer review and true editorial board, often publish mediocre or even worthless papers on charging high publication cost, citing fake and non-existing impact factors and mostly focused on private business motives. On the other hand, publishing in a high impact quality journals undoubtedly enhances the future career prospects, communication ability of authors and deliver concise research messages in the scientific field. Researcher of various disciplines and academic experience should aware with the lists of predatory journals/publishers which are available on Beall’s list in internet before publishing any research articles. Therefore, publishing in predatory/fake journals not only spoil or degrade academic reputations but also waste the time, resources and research message too.

Message from JRM Editor-in-Chief

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Takita
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Common Property ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Analog To Digital ◽  
The Past ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
The Impact

Rapid advances in semiconductors over the last 4 decades has enabled the transition from analog to digital systems and CPU progress from an 0.5 MHz clock rate to 3.5 GHz or higher multi-core processors. Robot-controlled devices also switching from analog to digital has made possible control with a high degree of freedom. Advances like these are expected to continue. On the other hand, an individual human is able to create new high-performance devices and systems by acquiring scientific and technological knowledge of the past generations through education and individual effort. The transmission of technology to next generations is seen as a critical issue in many fields. I believe, however, that one viable method for doing so is by publishing scientific and technological papers and building a knowledge base that is the common property of the human race — which I see this as one of our most important mission. Since its start in 1989 as the worlds’ first journal covering the mechatronics field in addition to robotics, our mission at the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (JRM) has been to make the latest developments and information on Japan’s cutting-edge robotics and mechatronics discoveries widely available to readers overseas. Co-editing the JRM with the Robotics and Mechatronics Division, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers(JSME) from April 1999 has ended at December 2013, and we now make a fresh return to the JRM’s founding principles as our top priority in this year.I on behalf of the Editorial Board would therefore like to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to the past members of our editorial board, to those who contributed their papers to JRM, and to our many domestic and overseas readers. It is our strong resolve to continue upholding the principles we set forth at the time of our founding and to continue disseminating the latest in robotics and mechatronics technologies, taking full advantage of the merits of a journal which does not depend on specific academic societies. In doing this, we are asking for your continuing support as contributors and readers. In the last few years, the impact factor (IF) of the Science Citation Index (SCI) by Thomson Reuters, has been established as a set of evaluation criteria for academic journals that has been applied in some circles to the evaluation of academic papers. Even though there exists some controversy centering on the topic of scientific paper evaluation and the use of impact factors in European and American standards, it remains highly important that we maintain the highest standards of quality in those papers that are published in the JRM. This is done for the purpose of continuing to ensure that the JRM remains highly evaluated worldwide. We are asking for the ongoing support of our contributing researchers, engineers, and readers in this, our continued effort, towards inclusion in the Web of Science.Rest assured that we will continue to provide interesting, intriguing and valuable scientific information as we have in the past.

Der Impact Factor

Phlebologie ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (03) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
A. Finzen
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Wissenschaftliche Karrieren

ZusammenfassungWissenschaftliche Leistungen leben von der Originalität ihrer Urheber. Der Ver-such, sie zu quantifizieren, erscheint als Widerspruch in sich. Um so irritierender ist der Siegeszug des sogenannten Impact Factors, eines Konstrukts des amerikanischen Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), das den Anspruch stellt, über die Häufigkeit der Zitierung von – vom ISI erfaßten – Zeitschriften das Gewicht der in diesen publizierenden Wissenschaftler zu messen. Seit naturwissenschaftliche und medizinische Forschungseinrichtungen und Fakultäten dazu übergehen, den Impact Factor zur Grundlage für die Verteilung von Forschungsgeldern und zur Guillotine für wissenschaftliche Karrieren zu machen, schickt er sich an, die internationale Wissenschaftskultur zu verändern. Deshalb ist es an der Zeit, daß die Öffentlichkeit dieses Zeitgeistphänomen zur Kenntnis nimmt und sich mit seinen Folgen auseinandersetzt.

Editorial

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-95
Author(s):  
Charles E. Lyman
Keyword(s):  
Impact Factor ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Editorial Board Member ◽  
Initial Letter ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
National Library ◽  
The Past ◽  
Number Of Citations

Microscopy and Microanalysis has made significant strides forward over the past year, and I would like to comment on two of these. First, the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) ranked this journal third among the nine microscopy journals it indexes. The ranking was in terms of ISI's Impact Factor, which tracks the number of citations to papers published in the journal. A strong Impact Factor indicates that information in the journal is of interest to other workers in the field. Second, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has selected Microscopy and Microanalysis to be indexed in MEDLINE (PubMed), beginning with the first issue of 2003. As any biologist will tell you, this listing is essential for the electronic visibility of papers in the fast-moving world of life sciences research. I thank Editorial Board member Dave Piston for his efforts in writing the initial letter of application to the NLM.

«Love Rejoices in Truth …»: to the 20th anniversary of the journal «Solovyov Studies»

2021 ◽  
pp. 6-24
Author(s):  
M.V. Maksimov
Keyword(s):  
United States Of America ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Support ◽  
The Past ◽  
20Th Anniversary ◽  
Student Projects

This essay presents a description of the scholarly events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the journal “Solovyov Studies”. It gives an overview of the exhibition "20 years of the journal “Solovyov Studies”: 2001–2021," prepared by the editorial board of the journal together with the Library of the ISPU. It highlights a variety of the sections of the exposition and the materials presented, reflecting the development of the journal over two decades, the composition of its editorial board, including authoritative experts from Russia, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the United States of America, Ukraine, and France. The reader’s attention is drawn to the information about the journal's position in various ratings schemes, both domestic and foreign, and citation indices, the share of publications by foreign authors and their geographical location, as well as the number of journal-views over the past five years. The article shows the role of scientific communications in the development of the journal, Information is given on the participation of the editorial board in international scientific events, on publications devoted to the journal and its presentations in Russian and foreign publications, universities and research centers. The article describes the Solovyov seminar’s cultural and student projects, which received substantial content and information support from “Solovyov Studies”. The level of interest of the scientific community in the journal is also noted.

scholarly journals Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-7 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Taxonomic Changes ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Evolutionary Microbiology

The Bacteriological Code deals with the nomenclature of prokaryotes. This may include existing names (the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names) as well as new names and new combinations. In this sense the Code is also dealing indirectly with taxonomic opinions. However, as with most codes of nomenclature there are no mechanisms for formally recording taxonomic opinions that do not involve the creation of new names or new combinations. In particular, it would be desirable for taxonomic opinions resulting from the creation of synonyms or emended descriptions to be made widely available to the public. In 2004, the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM) agreed unanimously that it was desirable to cover such changes in taxonomic opinions (i.e. the creation of synonyms or the emendation of circumscriptions) previously published outside the IJSEM, and to introduce a List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion [Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM; Euzéby et al. (2004). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54, 1429–1430]. Scientists wishing to have changes in taxonomic opinion included in future lists should send one copy of the pertinent reprint or a photocopy or a PDF file thereof to the IJSEM Editorial Office or to the Lists Editor. It must be stressed that the date of proposed taxonomic changes is the date of the original publication not the date of publication of the list. Taxonomic opinions included in the List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion cannot be considered as validly published nor, in any other way, approved by the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes and its Judicial Commission. The names that are to be used are those that are the ‘correct names’ (in the sense of Principle 6) in the opinion of the bacteriologist, with a given circumscription, position and rank. A particular name, circumscription, position and rank does not have to be adopted in all circumstances. Consequently, the List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion must be considered as a service to bacteriology and it has no ‘official character’, other than providing a centralized point for registering/indexing such changes in a way that makes them easily accessible to the scientific community.

scholarly journals Journal of Medical Microbiology: global footprint and appointment of a regional Editorial Board

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalai Mathee ◽  
Hilary F. Logan ◽  
Norman K. Fry
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Acceptance Rate ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Medical Microbiology ◽  
Global Presence ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Pr China

The Journal of Medical Microbiology has a global presence with an international Editorial Board. Asian countries such as PR China, India and Iran are prolific in the submission of manuscripts. Overall, the acceptance rate has been highest for European countries, the USA, Canada and Australia, and lowest for African, Asian and Latin American (LATAM) countries. The creation of regional Editors to assist the authors from these countries would serve the scientific community.

scholarly journals Pop-Science on the Internet: How ULISSE Makes the Ends Meet

10.28945/2459 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Cerrato
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
General Public ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
High Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Set Up

There is an increasing demand for what we can call pop-science that is pertinent scientific information dedicated to the non-specialists. This demand comes both from professional categories and the general public. Simultaneously in the scientific community there is an increasing consciousness that diffusion of the scientific information is an asset the scientific community cannot afford to overlook. The Internet is a perfect tool to meet this demand. It reaches a large and ever-increasing number of people and permits an interactive and detailed exchange of information. As an experiment of how to combine high quality services and the information technology, we have set up Ulisse - In the net of science (http://ulisse.sissa.it), an innovative Italian project for the popularisation of science via the Internet. Its main purpose is to establish a connection between scientists and the general public. Ulisse is based on three major characteristics: a) high technology to create an efficient and friendly system, b) customisation of the services, c) a network of scientists, which guaranteed the quality of the materials.

scholarly journals Letter from the editor

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Angel Huerta
Keyword(s):  
Baja California ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Editorial Team ◽  
Editorial Office ◽  
Remote Communication ◽  
Digital Format ◽  
Set Up

Dear contributors: After 5 consecutive years as editor-in-chief of Ciencias Marinas, Dr. Alejandro Cabello Pasini has now abdicated this position to undertake other academic projects at the Autonomous University of Baja California (Mexico). This change in editorship concurs with the 45th anniversary of the establishment of Ciencias Marinas and marks the beginning of a new phase in the growth and development of our scholarly journal. The editorial team has thus far completed many projects, such as updating our publishing platform, all aimed to improve journal presentation, visibility, and accessibility. It has now taken the first steps in transitioning from an electronic publishing format to a completely digital format, and it will continue to work hard to guarantee that Ciencias Marinas continues evolving. Over these past 45 years Ciencias Marinas has been a conduit for the professional and inclusive delivery of sound scientific information on the four disciplines of marine science (biology, physics, geology, and chemistry). At the moment we are focusing on strengthening our international support system to reach higher publishing standards. To achieve this goal, we are expanding, refining, and updating our editorial board, which now includes even more international experts with outstanding academic careers. We will continue to expand our editorial board by extending additional invitations to other experts who wish to collaborate in this project that is Ciencias Marinas, and we hope to soon welcome new member to our board. I would now like to take the opportunity to thank previous editors-in-chief for their contributions, which have elevated our journal to its current position. Their contributions give me a great advantage to further improve the quality of the journal products. I am also thankful to the members of the editorial board, who have provided much support by efficiently and professionally managing the editorial processes of our submissions. As a result of this work, our list of reviewers has significantly increased in number and quality, and this will reflect on the quality of the papers we publish. We are working our way to better our remote communication with the editorial board so we can jointly establish new publication strategies aimed to improve the quality of our journal and its impact in the scientific community. I want to thank the Autonomous University of Baja California for all the support it has provided over these past 45 years for the upkeep of the journal. My thanks go to the editorial office administration staff, who have done and continue doing an excellent job, and to the reviewers, the readers, and the authors, because without them this journal would not be what it is today. We will keep working with everyone to continually improve Ciencias Marinas, and we hope we continue receiving your contributions. In the meantime, please feel free to visit our website and check our new journal cover and other new things we have set up you. Sincerely, Miguel Angel Huerta Díaz Editor-in-chief  

scholarly journals Publication trends in a high impact journal: the case of World Psychiatry

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
Bakthavachalam Elango ◽  
James Hartley
Keyword(s):  
High Impact ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Journal Title ◽  
High Impact Journal ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Number Of Publications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the bibliometric characteristics of papers published in a high impact journal World Psychiatry during the period 2006-2015. Design/methodology/approach The data for this study were obtained from Thompson Reuters’ “Web of Science”. Publication details were extracted for the journal title “World Psychiatry”. This study covers authorship patterns, annual growth, impact factors, document types, top contributors, international collaborations, highly cited papers and keyword analyses. Software programs such as “Histcite”, “intcoll.exe”, “Pajek” and “Leximancer” were used to analyze the publications. Findings More than half of the publications were by editorial materials and number of publications from low and middle income countries is very low when compared to proportion of editorial board members. Almost 40 per cent of papers came from the USA and editorial board members had considerable number of papers. Kings College London led the institutions. Originality/value Analysis of high impact journals in the field of psychiatry has been carried out in a very few. Hence, the results of this study will be useful to compare with other journals.

The History and Future of Scientific Publishing

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-33
Author(s):  
Alan Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Scientific Publishing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Open Access Journals

This chapter reviews the development of the modern scientific paper, from the sixteenth century forward, and explores the ways in which scientific information has been disseminated in the past. Great scientific advances of the past are discussed in the context of how they were first published, or otherwise brought to the attention of the broader scientific community, and the modern scientific publishing sector is explored. The types and categories of scientific journals are discussed, along with an overview of current publishing trends, such as the exponential increase in number of journals, changes in the ways in which researchers access the literature, and in particular the emergence and current state of open access journals. In addition, various ways in which journals are ranked are discussed, and key trends in such lists over the last ten years or so explored.

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