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dc.contributor.authorKisely, S
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-27T00:59:49Z
dc.date.available2020-03-27T00:59:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0004-8674
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0004867419836919
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/392685
dc.description.abstractBackground: Open-access publishing has a dark side, the predatory publishers and journals that exist for revenue rather than scholarly activity. Objectives: This session aims to help researchers identify some of the common characteristics of predatory journals and their publishers. Findings: Although the number of predatory publishers grew from just 18 in 2011 to 1294 in early 2017, there are several ways to avoid potentially dubious publications. The first is to check whether the journal appears on blacklists that are available on the Internet or if it has some of the following characteristics: (i) publication fees in spite of a lack of peer review or editorial oversight; (ii) unsolicited mass emails inviting submission or to serve on editorial boards; (iii) quick acceptance of low-quality papers; (iv) false information about the publisher’s location; and (v) non-existent, or misrepresented, impact factors. The second is to check if the journal appears on whitelists such as the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) or if it meets DOAJ seal criteria. A final approach is the use of checklists such as those on the ‘Think. Check. Submit’ website. No strategy is foolproof and the World Association of Medical Editors recommends a combination of all three. Conclusions: If you have not heard of the journal, check bibliographic databases, tools such as Incites, and websites such as ‘Stop Predatory Journals’ or ‘Beall’s list’. In addition, do not believe the journal’s website – ask colleagues and look at indicators of journal impact. Finally, never respond to unsolicited emails.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameRoyal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2019 Congress (RANZCP 2019 Congress)
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2019-05-12
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2019-05-16
dc.relation.ispartoflocationCairns, Australia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom75
dc.relation.ispartofpageto75
dc.relation.ispartofissue1_suppl
dc.relation.ispartofvolume53
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsPsychiatry
dc.titlePredatory Journals and Dubious Publishers: How to Avoid Being Their Prey
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKisely, S, Predatory Journals and Dubious Publishers: How to Avoid Being Their Prey, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2019, 53, pp. 75-75
dc.date.updated2020-03-27T00:57:36Z
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gro.griffith.authorKisely, Steve R.


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