Research Article: “Hype or Real Threat: The Extent of Predatory Journals in Student Bibliographies”
The following research article was published online today.
Title
Hype or Real Threat: The Extent of Predatory Journals in Student Bibliographies
Authors
H. Rainer Schira
Brandon University
Chris Hurst
Brandon University
Source
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
Vol. 14, No. 1 (2019)
DOI: 10.21083/partnership.v14i1.4764
Abstract
Predatory publishing has risen with the development of open access publishing. This study examines how many potential predatory journals were used by Brandon University students by analyzing their bibliographies. In total, 245 bibliographies including 2,359 citations were analyzed. Of the 1,485 citations to journals in these citations, five were found to cite journals on Beall’s List of Predatory Journals and Publishers. The probable sources of these journals in the students’ bibliographies were examined.
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16 pages; PDF.
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
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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