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December 4, 2017 by Gary Price

Predatory Journals: Researchers Propose Solutions to Stop the “Corruption of Science”

December 4, 2017 by Gary Price

From The Ottawa Hospital in Ontraio:

The team of researchers behind a landmark study on predatory journals has now outlined the first concrete steps that stakeholders can take to combat the growing influence of these journals. Their pioneering work is published in Nature Human Behavior.
The team from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa suggests:

  • Researchers need to be educated on how to identify predatory journals and avoid submitting work to these unscrupulous outlets.
  • Research institutions need to provide incentives for their researchers to publish in legitimate journals.
  • Funding agencies need to audit where research they are funding is being published and disincentivize further submissions to predatory journals.
  • Patients and participants need to apply pressure to other stakeholders to ensure clinical studies are published in the best possible outlets; they can also help identify publications in predatory journals that support ‘fake’ science.

“Predatory journals are corrupting science,” said Dr. David Moher, senior author of the paper. “Relevant policies and actions need to be taken by funders and institutions to fight them.” Dr. Moher is a senior scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and founder of the Hospital’s Centre for Journalology, which studies the science of publication. He is also a professor at the University of Ottawa.
“Predatory journals will remain problematic unless all stakeholders take specific, coordinated actions against them, some of which we have proposed,” said Larissa Shamseer, a PhD student at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa and co-author of the study. “Better monitoring of the system of scholarly publishing is needed.”
“Data from millions of patients is being lost in predatory journals,” said Dr. Manoj Lalu, associate scientist and anesthesiologist at The Ottawa Hospital, assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and co-author of the study. “Patient advocacy groups, as well as patient organizations that fund research need to be aware of this massive problem. Policies need to be developed and enforced to fight the growing problem of predatory journals.”
The Centre for Journalology is a world-leader in understanding the importance of helping researchers publish their results transparently and avoid predatory journals. The Centre includes a full-time Publications Officer who provides training and consultations to researchers at The Ottawa Hospital.
“It can be difficult for researchers to stay up to date on publication best practices as the publishing landscape changes rapidly,” said Dr. Kelly Cobey, Publications Officer at The Ottawa Hospital, adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa and co-author of the study. “Institutions need to have support systems in place to guide their researchers in responsible publishing.”
The team has also developed the following resources to help researchers with this issue:

  • Distinguishing features of predatory journals (BMC Medicine)
  • Characteristics of predatory journal invitations to submit (BMC Medicine)

Learn More, Read the Complete Announcement
See Also:  Predatory Journals: “Stop this Waste Of People, Animals And Money” (September 6, 2017)
See Also Supplementary Material (Research Article) Assessing the Scientific Content of Predatory Journals
55 pages; PDF
See Also: Retraction Watch Interview with David Moher

Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Funding, Interviews, Journal Articles, News, Profiles, Publishing

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.

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