'Stamp out Paper Mills' - Science Sleuths on How to Fight Fake Research
A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.
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How to Spot a Predatory Conference, and What Science Needs to Do About Them: a Guide
How to Spot a Predatory Conference, and What Science Needs to Do About Them: a Guide
Researchers who have fallen prey to predatory conferences share the tell-tale signs of a dud event.
Paper Trail
In the latest twist of the publishing arms race, firms churning out fake papers have taken to bribing journal editors.
Deceptive Academic Journals: An Excerpt from The Predator Effect
Deceptive Academic Journals: An Excerpt from The Predator Effect
Predatory journals - even the term is controversial - have been a vexing problem for many years, and have certainly been a subject of coverage at Retraction Watch and elsewhere.
Predatory Publishers' Latest Scam: Bootlegged and Rebranded Papers
To thwart publishing rackets that undermine scholars and scholarly publishing, legitimate journals should show their workings.
Citation Patterns Between Impact-Factor and Questionable Journals
Citation Patterns Between Impact-Factor and Questionable Journals
One of the most fundamental issues in academia today is understanding the differences between legitimate and questionable publishing. This study's findings show that neither the impact factor of citing journals nor the size of cited journals is a good predictor of the number of citations to the questionable journals.
China's Clampdown on Fake-paper Factories Picks Up Speed
As part of a misconduct crackdown, Chinese funders are penalizing researchers who commission sham journal articles from 'paper mills', but some say the measures still don't go far enough.
Hundreds of 'predatory' Journals Indexed on Leading Scholarly Database
Scopus has stopped adding content from most of the flagged titles, but the analysis highlights how poor-quality science is infiltrating literature.
Predatory-Journal Papers Have Little Scientific Impact
Analysis of hundreds of articles in predatory titles shows that 60% have never been cited.
Predatory Journals Enter Biomedical Databases Through Public Funding
Predatory Journals Enter Biomedical Databases Through Public Funding
There is No Black and White Definition of Predatory Publishing
Predatory publishing has emerged as a professional problem for academics and their institutions, as well as a broader societal concern, bringing to the fore a debate over what constitutes legitimate science.
Who Reviews for Predatory Journals? A Study on Reviewer Characteristics
Who Reviews for Predatory Journals? A Study on Reviewer Characteristics
While the characteristics of scholars who publish in predatory journals are relatively well-understood, nothing is known about the scholars who review for these journals. This article aims to shed light on the reviewers for predatory journals.
Hundreds of Scientists Have Peer-Reviewed for Predatory Journals
Many of these titles have some editorial oversight - but the quality of reviews is in question.
Why Should We Worry About Predatory Journals? Here's One Reason
By Rick Anderson, President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing.
Dealing with Spam Emails 'Costs Academia More Than Peer Review'
Study suggests that 'predatory' spam targeted specifically at scholars costs universities $1.1 billion annually.
Articles in 'Predatory' Journals Receive Few or No Citations
Predatory publishers' papers - long feared to contaminate the literature - may have little research impact.
Identifying Publications in Questionable Journals in the Context of Performance-based Research Funding
Identifying Publications in Questionable Journals in the Context of Performance-based Research Funding
Study finds that the number of publications in open access journals rises every year, while the number of publications in questionable journals decreases from 2012 onwards. Both early career and more senior researchers publish in questionable journals.
Citation Contamination: References to Predatory Journals in the Legitimate Scientific Literature
Citation Contamination: References to Predatory Journals in the Legitimate Scientific Literature
How many articles from predatory journals are being cited in the legitimate (especially medical) literature? Some disturbing findings.
The Journal Blacklist Surpasses the 12,000 Journals Listed Mark
Just how big a problem is predatory publishing? Simon Linacre reflects on the news this week that Cabells announced it has reached 12,000 journals on its Journal Blacklist and shares some insights into publishing’s dark side.
Repairing an Institutional Reputation Tarnished by Fraudulent Publishing
Repairing an Institutional Reputation Tarnished by Fraudulent Publishing
Given the reality of fraudulent publishers and their deceptive practices, will institutions consider more strongly guiding author choice of publishing venue in order to protect institutional reputation?
Readers Beware! Predatory Journals Are Infiltrating Citation Databases
Publications in predatory journals have already infiltrated citation databases such as PubMed and Scopus. Researchers, academic institutions, journals, publishers and research funders will need additional strategies to prevent the further spread of predatory publications.
Inside a “Fake” Conference: A Journey Into Predatory Science
Science journalist attends a predatory conference and interviews scientists involved.
Academics Raise Concerns About Predatory Journals on PubMed
The National Library of Medicine has quality control procedures in place, but some researchers believe additional scrutiny is necessary.
Cabell's Predatory Journal Blacklist: An Updated Review
Two years after its initial entry into the marketplace, Cabell's Blacklist has matured into a carefully crafted and highly useful directory of predatory and deceptive journals.
'Predatory' Scientific Publisher Is Hit With a $50 Million Judgment
The Federal Trade Commission accused Omics International, a publisher in India, of operating hundreds of fake research journals with deceptive business practices.
OSI Brief: Deceptive Publishing
Deceptive publishing (aka predatory publishing) has been a growing problem for years now. What do we know about it? How should we respond?
"Blacklists" and "Whitelists" to Tackle Predatory Publishing: A Cross-Sectional Comparison and Thematic Analysis
"Blacklists" and "Whitelists" to Tackle Predatory Publishing: A Cross-Sectional Comparison and Thematic Analysis
Despite growing awareness of predatory publishing and research on its market characteristics, the defining attributes of fraudulent journals remain controversial. The authors aimed to develop a better understanding of quality criteria for scholarly journals by analysing journals and publishers indexed in blacklists of predatory journals and whitelists of legitimate journals and the lists’ inclusion criteria.
Payouts Push Professors Towards Predatory Journals
If South Africa truly wants to encourage good research, it must stop paying academics by the paper.
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