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Predatory publishing: pitfalls for the unwary. 25 Oct 2013

Simon Huggard
Simon Huggard

Presentation given at the Library Research Forum, La Trobe University, 25 October 2013. Discusses issues with predatory publishers and what to check. Discusses open access publishing in an institutional digital repository

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Predatory publishing: pitfalls for the unwary! Simon Huggard Digital Infrastructure Manager Sharon Karasmanis Faculty Librarian and Team Leader (Health Sciences) Library Research Forum, 25 October 2013 latrobe.edu.au CRICOS Provider 00115M
Predatory Publishers: Gold Open Access Model has created opportunities for corrupt publishers to flourish Open Access mandates have spawned more of these recently, with a huge increase in reports of questionable email requests Only exist to extract author processing fees (often only charging when the manuscript accepted) Take advantage of authors who want to publish in Open Access journals, note: new PhD graduates targeted! La Trobe University 2 2
Predatory publishers some characteristics: Look convincing by using similar names to well known publications (eg. IJCEE: International Journal of Civil & Environemental Engineering vs International Journal of Environmental Engineering ;SciMed Central vs Pubmed Central) Websites littered with grammatical errors No peer-review process or bogus reviewer details Spam researchers, soliciting manuscripts but failing to mention required author fee. After the paper is published, authors are invoiced typically US$1,800 List bogus contact details (tricky to spot!) La Trobe University 3 3
How can you check? Look for publishers verifiable contact details, be cautious if only a web form is provided! Does the editorial board list recognised experts with affiliations Check that author fees are prominently displayed Be wary of email invitations Read previous papers and assess the quality Check peer-review process is clearly described, try to confirm if the displayed impact factor is correct! La Trobe University 4 4
More on checking: Check Bealls list of Predatory Publishers scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/ Further reading: LibGuide on Predatory Publishing in: latrobe.libguides.com/journalimpact Butler, D. (2013). Investigating journals: the dark side of publishing, Nature, 495(7442), 433-435. (Describes the emergence of predatory publishing and provides an alternate view of the Bealls list) Bohannon, J. (2013). Whos afraid of peer-review? Science, 342. (Spoof paper concocted by Science reveals little scrutiny by some predatory journals) La Trobe University 5 5
Consider Green Open Access! Upload a submitted manuscript or postprint of your article to Research Online (LTU research repository) Article will be available freely online No article processing fees Contact repository@latrobe.edu.au La Trobe University 6 6
One example: La Trobe University 7 7
La Trobe University 8 8
Predatory/bogus publishers La Trobe University 9 9
Where to Publish: Evaluating journals What are the main issues? Publishing in high impact scholarly journals Selecting journals relevant to your discipline Where are other experts in your discipline publishing? Identifying a journal in consideration of ERA, FoR codes and impact factors Ensuring your research is reaching relevant audiences La Trobe University 10 10
What quality factors should I look for? Use a range of criteria and compare with other journals in the same category Quantitative and qualitative assessments such as: Journal impact factors Indexing and abstracting services Relevance to your discipline Ranking within your discipline Peer review process La Trobe University 11 11
A range of Library resources are available: (under Databases Tab) Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Eigenfactor calculation Scopus Journal Analyzer (SJR) SCImago (uses SJR data) InCites Further guidance available: latrobe.libguides.com/journalimpact La Trobe University 12 12
Contact your Faculty Librarian latrobe.edu.au/library/contact-us Research Education and Development (RED) latrobe.edu.au/research/red Research Services latrobe.edu.au/research-services La Trobe University 13 13

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Predatory publishing: pitfalls for the unwary. 25 Oct 2013

  • 1. Predatory publishing: pitfalls for the unwary! Simon Huggard Digital Infrastructure Manager Sharon Karasmanis Faculty Librarian and Team Leader (Health Sciences) Library Research Forum, 25 October 2013 latrobe.edu.au CRICOS Provider 00115M
  • 2. Predatory Publishers: Gold Open Access Model has created opportunities for corrupt publishers to flourish Open Access mandates have spawned more of these recently, with a huge increase in reports of questionable email requests Only exist to extract author processing fees (often only charging when the manuscript accepted) Take advantage of authors who want to publish in Open Access journals, note: new PhD graduates targeted! La Trobe University 2 2
  • 3. Predatory publishers some characteristics: Look convincing by using similar names to well known publications (eg. IJCEE: International Journal of Civil & Environemental Engineering vs International Journal of Environmental Engineering ;SciMed Central vs Pubmed Central) Websites littered with grammatical errors No peer-review process or bogus reviewer details Spam researchers, soliciting manuscripts but failing to mention required author fee. After the paper is published, authors are invoiced typically US$1,800 List bogus contact details (tricky to spot!) La Trobe University 3 3
  • 4. How can you check? Look for publishers verifiable contact details, be cautious if only a web form is provided! Does the editorial board list recognised experts with affiliations Check that author fees are prominently displayed Be wary of email invitations Read previous papers and assess the quality Check peer-review process is clearly described, try to confirm if the displayed impact factor is correct! La Trobe University 4 4
  • 5. More on checking: Check Bealls list of Predatory Publishers scholarlyoa.com/2012/12/06/bealls-list-of-predatory-publishers-2013/ Further reading: LibGuide on Predatory Publishing in: latrobe.libguides.com/journalimpact Butler, D. (2013). Investigating journals: the dark side of publishing, Nature, 495(7442), 433-435. (Describes the emergence of predatory publishing and provides an alternate view of the Bealls list) Bohannon, J. (2013). Whos afraid of peer-review? Science, 342. (Spoof paper concocted by Science reveals little scrutiny by some predatory journals) La Trobe University 5 5
  • 6. Consider Green Open Access! Upload a submitted manuscript or postprint of your article to Research Online (LTU research repository) Article will be available freely online No article processing fees Contact repository@latrobe.edu.au La Trobe University 6 6
  • 7. One example: La Trobe University 7 7
  • 10. Where to Publish: Evaluating journals What are the main issues? Publishing in high impact scholarly journals Selecting journals relevant to your discipline Where are other experts in your discipline publishing? Identifying a journal in consideration of ERA, FoR codes and impact factors Ensuring your research is reaching relevant audiences La Trobe University 10 10
  • 11. What quality factors should I look for? Use a range of criteria and compare with other journals in the same category Quantitative and qualitative assessments such as: Journal impact factors Indexing and abstracting services Relevance to your discipline Ranking within your discipline Peer review process La Trobe University 11 11
  • 12. A range of Library resources are available: (under Databases Tab) Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Eigenfactor calculation Scopus Journal Analyzer (SJR) SCImago (uses SJR data) InCites Further guidance available: latrobe.libguides.com/journalimpact La Trobe University 12 12
  • 13. Contact your Faculty Librarian latrobe.edu.au/library/contact-us Research Education and Development (RED) latrobe.edu.au/research/red Research Services latrobe.edu.au/research-services La Trobe University 13 13