Why we should worry less about predatory publishers and more about the quality of research and training at our academic institutions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.je.2017.01.001
Abstract: In 2014 over 400,000 articles were published in about 8000 journals that many regard as predatory.1 The term “predatory publishers” was first used by Jeffrey Beall of the University of Colorado, who until recently documented… read more here.
Keywords: predatory journals; less predatory; predatory publishers; worry less ... See more keywords
Taking a stand against predatory publishers.
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DOI: 10.1111/jan.13004
Abstract: There is a blight threatening nursing and midwifery research, academic credibility and the value of our scholarship, the blight of ‘predatory publishing’ (Beall 2012, Pickler et al. 2015, Simpson 2016). This is a more modern… read more here.
Keywords: research; stand predatory; predatory publishers; taking stand ... See more keywords
Keep calm and carry on: moral panic, predatory publishers, peer review, and the emperor's new clothes
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DOI: 10.5195/jmla.2022.1441
Abstract: The moral panic over the impact of so-called predatory publishers continues unabated. It is important, however, to resist the urge to simply join in this crusade without pausing to examine the assumptions upon which such… read more here.
Keywords: predatory; keep calm; peer review; calm carry ... See more keywords