Qualitätssicherung bei Open Access-Zeitschriften – ciberaBlog

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-08-02

Summary:

Google English: "Quality assurance in open access journals

According to a research by SZ, NDR and WDR, about 5,000 German scientists have published with dubious publishers and online journals, which only pretend a scientific nature for profit purposes. So they do not let the published studies check. Although a peer review process is asserted, it is not carried out. The source of the malady is the academic obligation to publish:

The pressure to publish is enormous, maladministration is inherent in the system (Volker Epping, President of the Leibniz University Hannover)

But that the publication in dubious magazines is harmful, is obvious. An essential part of the publications is based on the fact that the publishers fell for the magazines.

What is repeatedly stated in the coverage is that it is "worthless online journals" (NDR). This is reminiscent of the - not new - opinion that online publications or open access publications are inferior....

In Romance studies, the journal landscape is relatively manageable. Frequently the journals and / or the publishers are known or their connection to an institution or a relevant publisher transparent. In addition, a look into the Directory of Open Access Journals may be useful. It lists high-quality journals that meet criteria such as peer review and also implement a specific open access concept, which ia. Immediate online access to all content. For unknown journals, a separate exam can be helpful. Clues for a review are listed on the site thinkchecksubmit.org. New methods, such as the Open Peer Review, which are still not widely used, rely on the greatest possible transparency as the basis for a functioning quality assurance."

Link:

http://blog.cibera.de/2018/08/01/qualitaetssicherung-bei-open-access-zeitschriften/

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Date tagged:

08/02/2018, 12:25

Date published:

08/02/2018, 08:27