“…Four citing "policy documents" in this sample were clearly standard peer-reviewed journal articles, but were categorized as policy documents citing the research articles by Moreno-Serra, 2012 (Hendriks et al, 2014) Lomas, Woodward, 2009(MacDicken, 2015, and Brazier, 2005 (Armstrong et al, 2013;Holmes et al, 2014). The quality of ascribed policy sources might potentially be an issue of concern, very much like that of predatory journals where argument can ensue as to the authenticity and credibility of a journal (Cartwright, 2016). Altmetric.com will need to ensure that they maintain a quality system that only uses legitimate policy sources.…”
Section: Discussion Identification Of Relevant Policy Documents By Almentioning
“…Four citing "policy documents" in this sample were clearly standard peer-reviewed journal articles, but were categorized as policy documents citing the research articles by Moreno-Serra, 2012 (Hendriks et al, 2014) Lomas, Woodward, 2009(MacDicken, 2015, and Brazier, 2005 (Armstrong et al, 2013;Holmes et al, 2014). The quality of ascribed policy sources might potentially be an issue of concern, very much like that of predatory journals where argument can ensue as to the authenticity and credibility of a journal (Cartwright, 2016). Altmetric.com will need to ensure that they maintain a quality system that only uses legitimate policy sources.…”
Section: Discussion Identification Of Relevant Policy Documents By Almentioning
“…Companies that publish predatory journals are constantly searching for editorial board members and, if possible, scientists with high reputations,2 but do not run any background check on them. Sorokowski and colleagues sent 120 applications to journals listed in the Journal Citation Report (JCR; journals with an official impact factor), in the DOAJ, or on Beall's list.…”
Section: Characteristics Of Predatory Journals and Impact On Daily Workmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The latter rating is based on several parameters, such as the h‐Index, altmetric score, impact factor and citations. In particular, young researchers are placed under constant pressure to publish their work to increase their rating and receive funding 2, 3. Within this framework, an increasing number of companies that publish journals are aggressively trying to attract authors and encourage them to submit their valuable work to their scholarly, open access, peer reviewed journals.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In particular, young researchers are placed under constant pressure to publish their work to increase their rating and receive funding. 2,3 Within this framework, an increasing number of companies that publish journals are aggressively trying to attract authors and encourage them to submit their valuable work to their scholarly, open access, peer reviewed journals. However, as the majority of these journals do not conduct proper peer review processes or offer customer service, these journals have been named 'predatory journals' by Jeffrey Bealla librarian at the University of Colorado.…”
The companies publishing predatory journals are an emerging problem in the area of scientific literature as they only seek to drain money from authors without providing any customer service for the authors or their readership. These predatory journals try to attract new submissions by aggressive email advertising and high acceptance rates. But in turn, they do not provide proper peer review, and therefore, the scientific quality of submitted articles is questionable. This is important because more and more people, including patients, are reading such journals and rely on the information they provide. Consequently, predatory journals are a serious threat to the integrity of medical science, and it is crucial for scientists, physicians and even patients to be aware of this problem. In this review, we briefly summarize the history of the open access movement, as well as the rise of and roles played by predatory journals. In conclusion, young and inexperienced authors publishing in a predatory journal must be aware of the damage of their reputation, of inadequate peer review processes and that unprofitable journals might get closed and all published articles in that journal might be lost.
“…They are also critical of the ‘universities or funding agencies in a number of countries that strongly emphasize publishing in “international” journals for evaluating researchers, but without monitoring the quality of the journals in question’ . In this complex new world of scientific publication, authors are urged to familiarize themselves with the problem of predatory publication and to temper their understandable desire to have their work published, with awareness of the potential adverse consequences. A recent article on the International Science Editing web site proffered the following questions that may help identify a predatory journal:Does the journal expect a submission or publication fee?Is the journal listed with the reputable medical indices?Who is on the editorial board?Does the journal have a reputable publisher?Are the journal's peer‐review practices clearly described?…”
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