Development and validation of an instrument to assess the knowledge and perceptions of predatory journals

Marar, Sumayyia; Hamza, Muaawia A.; Ayyash, Mohsen; Abu-Shaheen, Amani

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22270

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“…The results of the validators will be analyzed using CVR (Content Validity Ratio). The instrument can be maintained where the CVR value ≥ 0.30 (Basirimoghadam et al, 2023;Marar et al, 2023). After improving the instrument based on the advice of the validator, then the instrument is ready for testing.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Instruments to Measure Automotive Electrical Competency

Arizal,

Suparji,

Marniati

et al. 2024

IJORER Int. J. Recent Educ. Res.

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Objective: Competence is an individual's ability to do a job adequately and appropriately. Competence is needed in the field of work. Future vehicles are currently heading towards electric-based vehicles. Therefore, graduates who have competence, especially in electricity, are needed. Valid and accurate measuring instruments are needed to determine a person's competence. Therefore, in this study, instruments were developed to measure student competence in automotive electricity. Method: The research method used is a development study using a 4D model consisting of four phases: Defining, Designing, Developing, and Disseminating. The finished instrument is validated and tested to see its validity and reliability. Results: This study obtained automotive electrical competency instruments in 3 instruments, namely to measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes. There is 1 question item that must be dropped because the CVR value and correlation test items are below 0.3, and the outfit and infit values are above 2. No question items are dropped for instruments, indicators, attitudes, and skills. All automotive electrical competency instruments produce reliable instruments. Novelty: a unique instrument that focuses on automotive electrical competence. This approach includes knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards technological developments.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Instruments to Measure Automotive Electrical Competency

Arizal,

Suparji,

Marniati

et al. 2024

IJORER Int. J. Recent Educ. Res.

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“…publishers may deceptively claim indexing in reputable databases such as PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus (Marar et al, 2023). Efforts to identify predatory publishers have been initiated, notably by Jeffrey Beall, a University of Colorado Denver librarian, who initially exposed these fraudulent publications.…”

Section: Scholarly Communication Competencementioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing scholarly communication competence in Zambian library professionals

Subaveerapandiyan,

Sinha

2024

GKMC

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Purpose This study aims to assess the scholarly communication competence of Zambian library and information science (LIS) professionals by evaluating their awareness, knowledge and practices regarding scholarly publication. Design/methodology/approach Applying a quantitative research approach, the study used a specially designed questionnaire. Responses from 57 professionals across universities and colleges in Zambia were gathered using convenience sampling. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation calculations and t-values and p-values to understand respondents’ perceptions and knowledge of scholarly communication and publication. Findings The findings revealed significant gaps in respondents’ knowledge and awareness, particularly regarding predatory journals, journal selection factors, open-access models, publication challenges, reference management software (RMS) usage and research obstacles. The study underscored the necessity for increased training and capacity-building initiatives among Zambian LIS professionals to enhance their scholarly communication competence. Originality/value This research contributed to the field by highlighting deficiencies in scholarly communication awareness among Zambian LIS professionals. It emphasised the need for targeted interventions, awareness programs and educational support to improve academic literacy and scholarly publication practices. Additionally, the study suggested future research avenues, such as longitudinal studies and strategies for enhancing RMS adoption, to advance scholarly practices among Zambian professionals further.

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“…Such journals do not tend to uphold the scholarly ethics standards. Predatory journals are defined as "entities that prioritize their interests over scholarly values" (Marar et al, 2023). They are "fraudulent publications characterized by aggressive marketing solicitations and deviation from best publishing practices" (Leducq et al, 2023).…”

Section: Predatory Journalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are "fraudulent publications characterized by aggressive marketing solicitations and deviation from best publishing practices" (Leducq et al, 2023). They "report false or deceptive information, depart from established editorial and publication norms, lack transparency" (Marar et al, 2023). Unfortunately, open access with all its great contribution to Open Science pays dearly for its openness.…”

Section: Predatory Journalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Academic Integrity: Author-Related and Journal-Related Issues

Raitskaya,

Tikhonova

2023

JLE

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Introduction: Author-related and journal-related metrics have long been the target for manipulations on part of some researchers, journals, and occasionally countries, eager to rank higher or get other benefits. Games played with metrics are abundant and may be triggered by rigid “publish-or-perish” national or university policies and consequent pursuit for benefits. In addition, new technologies make headway to unprecedented schemes in research production and promotion. The JLE Editors aim to inform JLE readers of their stance on the current revision of the JLE ethical guidelines for authors, editors, and reviewers in response to the new challenges. Basic Concepts Related to Academic Integrity: The key concepts related to academic integrity are commented on, including some particulars about academic integrity, plagiarism, academic misconduct, fabrication and falsification of data, peer review manipulations, citation manipulations, and predatory journals. Revisions in the JLE Editorial Policy on Authorship: With the ChatGPT entering the realm of science, the technology caused a heated debate over the ethical aspects of Artificial Intellect (AI) generated submissions to scholarly journals. The JLE editors share a rather popular stance that submissions cannot be subject to ChatGPT generation or revision. Conclusion: The JLE has been revising its ethical guidelines as of authorship, including the limits for ChatGPT uses in submissions. The JLE editors apprise all stakeholders of the revised guidelines that cover the use of generative pre-trained transformers in submission generation.

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Development and validation of an instrument to assess the knowledge and perceptions of predatory journals

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

Development of Instruments to Measure Automotive Electrical Competency

Development of Instruments to Measure Automotive Electrical Competency

Assessing scholarly communication competence in Zambian library professionals

Academic Integrity: Author-Related and Journal-Related Issues

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