The forensic implications of predatory publishing

Jeffrey Beall's bookmarks 2016-04-09

Summary:

In this Editorial I would like to focus on requests for submission for publication in certain online journals, as these have a much darker side. While online publishing clearly involves many quite reputable journals, the proliferation of predatory journals means that nowadays, for a price, anyone can have almost anything published. This has resulted in something resembling a vanity press with authors knowingly using these journals to expand their CVs in order to assist with promotions, grants, and employment. The situation is made worse by the indexing of predatory journals on databases such as Google Scholar, which will inflate the h-indexes of their contributors.

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12024-016-9771-3

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04/09/2016, 06:50

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04/09/2016, 02:50