What Value Do Journal Whitelists and Blacklists Have in Academia?

Silva, Jaime A. Teixeira da; Tsigaris, Panagiotis

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2018.09.017

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“…Librarians and researchers can use black or white lists to identify predatory journals (Berger & Cirasella, 2015). There are concerns about blacklistssome authors think the lists are flawed due to a weak set of criteria that results in the inclusion of journals that are not predatory and the exclusion of some that are predatory (Teixeira da Silva & Tsigaris, 2018). Other authors (Strinzel et al, 2019) conclude that both black and white lists can be helpful in identifying predatory journals.…”

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Croatian scientists’ awareness of predatory journals

Grgić

Guskić

2019

Int J Educ Integr

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So-called predatory journals threaten to diminish the quality of papers and of scientific research. This paper defines what constitutes a predatory journal, and provides a short literature overview. The aim of the research is to explore researchers' and librarians' awareness of predatory journals, using the example of Croatia, an EU country. Several institutions control the quality of Croatian scientific journals, so there are no predatory journals in Croatia. However, Croatian scientists publish their papers in foreign journals and thus have to be aware of all the threats of predatory journals. An online questionnaire was sent to researchers and librarians in order to find out if they understand what predatory journals are, if the researchers publish in those journals, and if the librarians educate their users about those journals. Results show that almost 90% of researchers are not sure what constitutes a predatory journal. Almost 50% of librarians are familiar with the term, but only less than 10% of librarians provide education on the topic. Raising awareness about predatory journals among scientists could prevent negative consequences such as the loss of scientific integrity and the risk of minimizing the visibility of research results. Libraries should play an important role in providing user education.

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Croatian scientists’ awareness of predatory journals

Grgić

Guskić

2019

Int J Educ Integr

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“…Despite the difficulty in defining them , they can be characterised, in general, as journals whose first and last goal is profit, frequently through the payment of a publication fee or charge that is characteristic of most Journals that operate in open-access, albeit not exclusively (Teixeira da Silva & Tsigaris, 2018). To attain this purpose, the manuscripts are not subject to serious peer review and, consequently, the quality of what is published is not a purpose of these journals (Ross-White et al, 2019;Watson, 2019;Teixeira da Silva & Tsigaris, 2018;Cress & Sarwer, 2019).…”

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“…Burggren et al (2018) advocate that, instead of using complex metrics, evaluation committees, whether for merit, promotion or tenure, should base their assessments on the quality of the work published, as well as the quality of the journal itself. This would lead to a redefinition in terms of the choice of the journals to publish in on the part of academics (Shaghaei et al, 2018;Teixeira da Silva & Tsigaris, 2018;Cress & Sarwer, 2019;Severin & Low, 2019).…”

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“…A more transparent and inclusive peer-review process, being open to public scrutiny, may add to the solution by separating quality journals from others, thus legitimising the former (Dobusch & Heimstä dt, 2019;Teixeira da Silva & Tsigaris, 2018;To & Yu, 2020;Serpa & Ferreira, 2019). Table 5 provides an overview of open peer-review practices and their description.…”

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Publishing at Any Cost? The Need for the Improvement of the Quality of Scholarly Publications

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Santos³

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At a time of great dynamism among publishers of scientific publications, with the inevitability of Open Access and the ease of publishing online at low cost, it is possible to find publications with different levels of scientific respectability. In this context, the improvement of the quality of scholarly publications emerges as a critical element for publishers, authors and academic institutions, as well as for society in general. This opinion piece discusses Open Access journals with different levels of quality, focusing on the following quality-promoting measures: blacklists, author’s preparation, and institutional prevention. The analysis allows concluding that the open review will be one of the key elements in the process of clarification and promotion of the level of quality and consequent scientific respectability of each of the Journals, of the thousands currently existing, a number that is likely to increase.

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“…Tyypillistä myös on, että listoilla painottuvat helposti todennettavat kriteerit, kun taas hankalammin arvioitavat ulottuvuudet, kuten vertaisarviointi, huomioidaan vähemmän kattavasti (Strinzel et al 2019, 14). Edelleen ongelmallisina on pidetty listojen arviointikriteerien läpinäkymättömyyttä, henkilökohtaisia vinoumia sekä tekijöille ja kustantajille aiheutuvaa mainehaittaa (Olijhoek 2019, Teixeira da Silva 2018.…”

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Vertaisarvioinnista sekä normaaleista tieteellisistä käytänteistä piittaamaton saalistajajulkaiseminen puhuttaa tiedeyhteisössä. Vaakalaudalla on paitsi saalistajalehdissä julkaisevan tutkijan oma maine, myös tieteellistä tutkimusta kohtaan tunnetun yleisen luottamuksen rapautuminen. Mistä nopeasti kasvaneessa, avoimen julkaisemisen mainetta tahranneessa ilmiöissä oikein on kysymys? Kuka saalistajalehtiin kirjoittaa? Ja miten erottaa luotettavat julkaisukanavat käärmeöljyn kauppiaista?

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What Value Do Journal Whitelists and Blacklists Have in Academia?

Cited by 72 publications

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Croatian scientists’ awareness of predatory journals

Croatian scientists’ awareness of predatory journals

Publishing at Any Cost? The Need for the Improvement of the Quality of Scholarly Publications

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