Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model
The emergence of the Internet has transformed all areas of society. This includes the universe of scientific publications, with several publishers now exclusively focusing on the electronic format and open access model while expanding to a megajournal scope. In this context, the pandemic of predator...
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| description | The emergence of the Internet has transformed all areas of society. This includes the universe of scientific publications, with several publishers now exclusively focusing on the electronic format and open access model while expanding to a megajournal scope. In this context, the pandemic of predatory open access journals (POAJs) and meetings are of grave concern to the academic and research community. This new shift within academia produces a variety of new victims; namely, the authors themselves. In turn, scientific knowledge is often discredited, with the public placing less trust in science. Now more than ever, performing research with integrity and selecting a journal in which to publish requires close attention and expertise. The “predatory movement” has developed increasingly sophisticated techniques for misleading people into believing what seem to be credible professional layouts and legitimate invitations. Initiatives such as the Jeffrey Beall’s list, the Cabell’s Scholarly Analytics and Think.Check.Submit offer some guidance to uncover the “parasitic” intervention of predatory journals and meetings, but specific education in this field is sorely needed. This work aims to review the main characteristics of predatory journals and meetings and to analyze this topic in the context of forensic and legal medicine research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d9eac505df24aceb7d93f154d2421272023-09-02T03:54:17ZengOxford University PressForensic Sciences Research2096-17902471-14112021-10-016430330910.1080/20961790.2021.19895481989548Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing modelRicardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira0TOXRUN – Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), CESPU, CRLThe emergence of the Internet has transformed all areas of society. This includes the universe of scientific publications, with several publishers now exclusively focusing on the electronic format and open access model while expanding to a megajournal scope. In this context, the pandemic of predatory open access journals (POAJs) and meetings are of grave concern to the academic and research community. This new shift within academia produces a variety of new victims; namely, the authors themselves. In turn, scientific knowledge is often discredited, with the public placing less trust in science. Now more than ever, performing research with integrity and selecting a journal in which to publish requires close attention and expertise. The “predatory movement” has developed increasingly sophisticated techniques for misleading people into believing what seem to be credible professional layouts and legitimate invitations. Initiatives such as the Jeffrey Beall’s list, the Cabell’s Scholarly Analytics and Think.Check.Submit offer some guidance to uncover the “parasitic” intervention of predatory journals and meetings, but specific education in this field is sorely needed. This work aims to review the main characteristics of predatory journals and meetings and to analyze this topic in the context of forensic and legal medicine research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2021.1989548forensic sciences; predatory open access journalspredatory meetingsjeffrey beall’s listresearch integritypeer reviewscientific publishing |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model Forensic Sciences Research forensic sciences; predatory open access journals predatory meetings jeffrey beall’s list research integrity peer review scientific publishing |
| title | Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model |
| title_full | Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model |
| title_fullStr | Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model |
| title_short | Predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences: what every expert needs to know about this “parasitic” publishing model |
| title_sort | predatory journals and meetings in forensic sciences what every expert needs to know about this parasitic publishing model |
| topic | forensic sciences; predatory open access journals predatory meetings jeffrey beall’s list research integrity peer review scientific publishing |
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