scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF PREDATORY JOURNALS ON QUALITY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-108
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Access Model

Predatory journals as defined by Beall in 2012 are publishers “which publish counterfeit journals to exploit the open-access model in which the author pays” and also publishers that were “dishonest and lack transparency”. Any journal accepts the manuscript without any real and deep evaluation by reviewers are considered as predatory journals. In recent years, many predatory journals have been published worldwide in many research fields. Unfortunately, some of them found in the big and trustable research databases.

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

Entropy ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Welcome to the 15th volume of Future Neurology

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. FNL35
Author(s):  
Kate Lovesey
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Board Members ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Access Issue ◽  
Continuous Progression ◽  
Access Model

To all our readers, we are delighted to welcome you to the fifteenth volume of Future Neurology. We are also excited to welcome you to the second Open Access issue of the journal. Since the launch of this title, we have continued to publish high-quality scientific research and commentary, and the open access model will allow us to share our great content with an even bigger audience. 2019 was another exciting year for Future Neurology with the continued publication of timely, high quality manuscripts. We are proud to present some of our content highlights within this article. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our valued Editorial Board members, readers and contributors for their continued support. As we move into 2020, we very much look forward to seeing the journals continuous progression and development.

scholarly journals On the dark side of open access and new expectations of scientific productivity in adult education research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Vetter ◽  
Michael Schemmann
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Scientific Productivity ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Predatory Publishing

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to explore international adult education research in the context of predatory publishing or predatory journals. The paper presents empirical characteristics of predatory journals, determines the quantitative occurrence of predatory journals in the field of adult education by means of a catalogue of criteria, takes a closer look at the authors of adult education contributions identified, and examines the content and quality of the contributions. The article deals with the phenomenon of predatory publishing, an unintended side effect of the Open Access movement, and thus operates in the context of Open Science.

scholarly journals Editorial Note: Fast Peer Review: A Practice of Predatory Journals or Fair Treatment for Authors?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (27) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jovan Shopovski ◽  
Robert W. McGee ◽  
Daniel B. Hier
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Editorial Note ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
On Line

Despite its weaknesses, peer review is our best gatekeeper of rigorous science. With the advent of on-line and open-access publishing, a vigorous debate has ensued over the timeliness of peer review. Many of us remember, and some still face, long peer review and publishing timeframes. Ware and Mabe (2015) estimated that a reviewer needs from several hours to a day to carefully prepare a peer review. Even so, the time from submission to first decision varies from 8 weeks to 18 weeks and varies by academic discipline and journal. Although the slowness of the peer review process has been critiqued (Lotriet, 2012), long ingrained processes have been slow to change. The development of the open access publishing has brought to the forefront the need to speed the peer review process and reduce the time to publication. However, short peer review times have been cited as one of the hallmarks of predatory journals (Cobey at al. 2018). Some have suggested that a faster and more agile peer review process may undermine the quality of published research (Bagdasarian et al. 2020).

scholarly journals МОДЕЛЬ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-АНАЛІТИЧНОЇ ПІДТРИМКИ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ НА ОСНОВІ ЕЛЕКТРОННИХ СИСТЕМ ВІДКРИТОГО ДОСТУПУ

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Oleg M. Spirin ◽  
Anna V. Іatsyshyn ◽  
Svitlana M. Ivanova ◽  
Alla V. Kilchenko ◽  
Liliia A. Luparenko
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Professional Journals ◽  
Scientific Institutions ◽  
Educational Sciences ◽  
Pedagogical Research ◽  
Open Journal Systems

The article presents the experience of using electronic open access systems for information and analytical support of pedagogical research, which positively influences the quality of scientific research. A well-founded system of information and analytical support of pedagogical research based on electronic open access systems corresponds to the scientific and pedagogical needs for implementation: the publication, dissemination and use of information resources. The use of this system will improve the quality of scientific and pedagogical research conducted at the institutions of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, and will effectively implement their results in the scientific and educational sphere of Ukraine. The model of information and analytical support of scientific research is substantiated and developed. Specific features of the functioning of the prototype of an electronic scientific journal on the platform of open journal systems are determined. The stages of implementation of the prototype on the platform of open journal systems that can be used by scientific institutions and higher educational institutions for the publication of scientific professional journals and collections are described.

scholarly journals Inflated citations and metrics of journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns: the GhoS(t)copus Project

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Cortegiani ◽  
Mariachiara Ippolito ◽  
Giulia Ingoglia ◽  
Andrea Manca ◽  
Lucia Cugusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Citation Count ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Access Model

AbstractBackgroundScopus is a leading bibliometric database. It contains the largest number of articles cited in peer-reviewed publications. The journals included in Scopus are periodically re-evaluated to ensure they meet indexing criteria and some journals might be discontinued for publication concerns. These journals remain indexed and can be cited. Their metrics have yet to be studied. This study aimed to evaluate the main features and metrics of journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns, before and after their discontinuation, and to determine the extent of predatory journals among the discontinued journals.MethodsWe surveyed the list of discontinued journals from Scopus (July 2019). Data regarding metrics, citations and indexing were extracted from Scopus or other scientific databases, for the journals discontinued for publication concerns.ResultsA total of 317 journals were evaluated. Ninety-three percent of the journals (294/318) declared they published using an Open Access model. The subject areas with the greatest number of discontinued journals were Medicine (52/317; 16%), Agriculture and Biological Science (34/317; 11%), and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (31/317; 10%). The mean number of citations per year after discontinuation was significantly higher than before (median of difference 64 citations, p<0.0001), and so was the number of citations per document (median of difference 0.4 citations, p<0.0001). Twenty-two percent (72/317) were included in the Cabell’s blacklist. The DOAJ currently included only 9 journals while 61 were previously included and discontinued, most for “suspected editorial misconduct by the publisher’. Conclusions: The citation count of journals discontinued for publication concerns increases despite discontinuation and predatory behaviors seemed common. This paradoxical trend can inflate scholars’ metrics prompting artificial career advancements, bonus systems and promotion. Countermeasures should be taken urgently to ensure the reliability of Scopus metrics both at the journal- and author-level for the purpose of scientific assessment of scholarly publishing.

scholarly journals OPEN ACCESS, RESEARCH COMMUNITIES, AND A DEFENSE AGAINST PREDATORY JOURNALS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Beall
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Research Communities ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Predatory Publishers ◽  
Gold Open Access ◽  
Opinion Article ◽  
Access Model

In this opinion article, the author describes his experiences of naming, listing, and analyzing predatory journals. The gold open-access model has led to the creation of many predatory journals that exist only to exploit researchers. Medical research is the most valuable research for humans, so we must guard against the publishing of medical research in predatory journals. Community-based journals that combine a geographical and a disciplinary focus may be seen as a defense against the pathological nature of predatory publishers.

scholarly journals Inflated citations and metrics of journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns: the GhoS(t)copus Project

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
Andrea Cortegiani ◽  
Mariachiara Ippolito ◽  
Giulia Ingoglia ◽  
Andrea Manca ◽  
Lucia Cugusi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Citation Count ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Access Model

Background: Scopus is a leading bibliometric database. It contains the largest number of articles cited in peer-reviewed publications. The journals included in Scopus are periodically re-evaluated to ensure they meet indexing criteria and some journals might be discontinued for publication concerns. These journals remain indexed and can be cited. Their metrics have yet to be studied. This study aimed to evaluate the main features and metrics of journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns, before and after their discontinuation, and to determine the extent of predatory journals among the discontinued journals. Methods: We surveyed the list of discontinued journals from Scopus (July 2019). Data regarding metrics, citations and indexing were extracted from Scopus or other scientific databases, for the journals discontinued for publication concerns.  Results: A total of 317 journals were evaluated. Ninety-three percent of the journals (294/318) declared they published using an Open Access model. The subject areas with the greatest number of discontinued journals were Medicine (52/317; 16%), Agriculture and Biological Science (34/317; 11%), and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (31/317; 10%). The mean number of citations per year after discontinuation was significantly higher than before (median of difference 64 citations, p<0.0001), and so was the number of citations per document (median of difference 0.4 citations, p<0.0001). Twenty-two percent (72/317) were included in the Cabell’s blacklist. The DOAJ currently included only 9 journals while 61 were previously included and discontinued, most for 'suspected editorial misconduct by the publisher'. Conclusions: The citation count of journals discontinued for publication concerns increases despite discontinuation and predatory behaviors seemed common. This paradoxical trend can inflate scholars’ metrics prompting artificial career advancements, bonus systems and promotion. Countermeasures should be taken urgently to ensure the reliability of Scopus metrics both at the journal- and author-level for the purpose of scientific assessment of scholarly publishing.

scholarly journals Authors beware! Publishing in predatory journals is harmful

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jiban Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Communities ◽  
Predatory Journals ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Predatory Publishing ◽  
Harmful Effects

Predatory publishing is now rapidly growing and becoming a global challenge to scientific communities. Predatory publications pose a danger that could undermine the quality, integrity, and reliability of published scientific research works. They harm the career of those authors who published on them. The researchers should be aware of the quality of journals while publishing their research results. In this review, we briefly summarize the ways to spot out predatory publications, their harmful effects, and strategies to stop them. Authors should know the lists of predatory journals/publishers which are available on Beall’s list on the internet. Predatory journals take advantage of authors by asking them to publish for a fee without providing peer-review or editing services. The young and inexperienced authors are easy victims of predatory publications.  The predatory publications are worthless, just a waste of time, resources, money, and efforts. The objective of this review paper was to create awareness about predatory journals among researchers and scholars.

scholarly journals U-INDEX: Unified Index for Measuring Quality of Scientific Research Output

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-77
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Digital Publishing ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scientific Research Output ◽  
Standardized Index ◽  
Unified Index

With the beginning of the Internet and the diversity of its applications, And the increase in the digital publishing of open access sources, and the multiplicity of sites, which take the network measurements as an application axis. For this reason, many indicators have appeared, which are concerned with measuring the quality of the scientific scholar output. This study, tries to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of the approved indexes, and overcome them by designing a new index that combines all indexes characteristics and exceeds the negatives of, some of them as a Standardized index used to evaluate the scientific outcomes of scientists scholar output. After applying and comparing the Standardized index, we reached the value that was more accurate and objective than the benefits of other indexes and the possibility of overcoming some of the negatives accompanying the other indexes.

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