False gold: Safely navigating open access publishing to avoid predatory publishers and journals

McCann, Terence V.; Polacsek, Meg

doi:10.1111/jan.13483

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“…An earlier study documented the scope of predatory publishing in nursing and described characteristics of 140 predatory nursing journals and authors (Oermann et al, 2016). Consistent with other fields, the journals' peer review and other editorial processes, publication practices, qualifications of editors and editorial boards, and article content were of questionable quality, and information at the journal website was often deceptive (Edie & Conklin, 2019;McCann & Polacsek, 2018;Oermann et al, 2016Oermann et al, , 2017. Many journals published only one or two volumes and then published fewer articles or stopped publishing (Oermann et al, 2016).…”

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Citations of articles in predatory nursing journals

Oermann

Nicoll²,

Carter‐Templeton

et al. 2019

Nursing Outlook

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Citations of articles in predatory nursing journals

Oermann

Nicoll²,

Carter‐Templeton

et al. 2019

Nursing Outlook

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“…We cannot simply take it for granted that because certain linguistic features in these texts are obviously problematic to some readers, these features will invariably index 'potential fraud' instead of 'reliable publisher', counter to what is commonly argued (more tacitly than overtly) in discussions of predatory publishers [38,39]. Activating one or the other kind of interpretation depends on the reader's socialization trajectory and the opportunities they may have had to access social spaces where the meanings of specific linguistic and cultural features are constructed.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Unexpected Emails to Submit Your Work: Spam or Legitimate Offers? The Implications for Novice English L2 Writers

Soler

Cooper

2019

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This article analyzes the discourse of what have been termed ‘predatory publishers’, with a corpus of emails sent to scholars by hitherto unknown publishers. Equipped with sociolinguistic and discourse analytic tools, we argue that the interpretation of these texts as spam or as legitimate messages may not be as straightforward an operation as one may initially believe. We suggest that English L2 scholars might potentially be more affected by publishers who engage in these email practices in several ways, which we identify and discuss. However, we argue that examining academic inequalities in scholarly publishing based exclusively on the native/non-native English speaker divide might not be sufficient, nor may it be enough to simply raise awareness about such publishers. Instead, we argue in favor of a more sociologically informed analysis of academic publishing, something that we see as a necessary first step if we wish to enhance more democratic means of access to key resources in publishing.

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“…Studies of predatory nursing journals reveal similar characteristics and concerns about the quality of these journals as found in the broader realm of predatory publications (Edie & Conklin, 2019; McCann & Polacsek, 2018; Oermann et al, 2016; Oermann et al, 2019; Oermann et al, 2017). Some predatory nursing journals published only a few volumes and then ceased publication without any archiving procedures in place.…”

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Analysis of Citation Patterns and Impact of Predatory Sources in the Nursing Literature

Oermann

Nicoll²,

Ashton

et al. 2020

J of Nursing Scholarship

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Purpose This study was undertaken to learn how predatory journal articles were cited in articles published in legitimate (nonpredatory) nursing journals. The extent of citation and citation patterns were studied. Design A two‐phase approach was used. Methods In Phase 1, 204 articles published in legitimate nursing journals that cited a predatory publication were randomly selected for analysis from a list of 814 articles with predatory journal citations. In Phase 2, the four predatory journal articles that were cited most frequently were analyzed further to examine their citation patterns. Findings The majority (n = 148, 72.55%) of the articles that cited a predatory publication were research reports. Most commonly, the predatory article was only cited once (n = 117, 61.58%). Most (n = 158, 82.72%) of the predatory articles, though, were used substantively, that is, to provide a basis for the study or methods, describe the results, or explain the findings. The four articles in Phase 2 generated 38 citations in legitimate journals, published from 2011 to 2019, demonstrating persistence in citation. An evaluation of the quality of these articles was mixed. Conclusions The results of this study provide an understanding of the use and patterns of citations to predatory articles in legitimate nursing journals. Authors who choose predatory journals as the channel to disseminate their publications devalue the work that publishers, editors, and peer reviewers play in scholarly dissemination. Likewise, those who cite these works are also contributing to the problem of predatory publishing in nursing. Clinical Relevance Nurse authors should not publish their work in predatory journals and should avoid citing articles from these journals, which disseminates the content through the scholarly nursing literature.

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False gold: Safely navigating open access publishing to avoid predatory publishers and journals

Abstract: A deeper understanding of the risks of predatory publishing is needed. Clear guidelines should be followed by nursing and midwifery researchers seeking to publish their work in open access journals.

Cited by 41 publications

References 39 publications

Citations of articles in predatory nursing journals

Citations of articles in predatory nursing journals

Unexpected Emails to Submit Your Work: Spam or Legitimate Offers? The Implications for Novice English L2 Writers

Analysis of Citation Patterns and Impact of Predatory Sources in the Nursing Literature

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