A narrative review of the phenomenon of predatory journals to create awareness among researchers in veterinary medicine.

Autor: Fadel C; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy., Milanova A; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria., Suran J; Apiotix Technologies, Split, Croatia., Sitovs A; Department of Pharmacology, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia.; Laboratory of Finished Dosage Forms, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia., Kim TW; College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea., Bello A; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland., Abay SM; Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Horst S; Department of Population Health Sciences, Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), One Health Pharmacology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Mileva R; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria., Amadori M; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy., Oster E; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia., Re G; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy., Abdul Kadir A; Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia., Gambino G; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy., Vercelli C; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics [J Vet Pharmacol Ther] 2024 Jul; Vol. 47 (4), pp. 239-251. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 23.
DOI: 10.1111/jvp.13448
Abstrakt: In recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of predatory journals has increased significantly. Predatory journals exploit the "open-access model" by engaging in deceptive practices such as charging high publication fees without providing the expected quality and performing insufficient or no peer review. Such behaviors undermine the integrity of scientific research and can result in researchers having trouble identifying reputable publication opportunities, particularly early-career researchers who struggle to understand and establish the correct criteria for publication in reputable journals. Publishing in journals that do not fully cover the criteria for scientific publication is also an ethical issue. This review aimed to describe the characteristics of predatory journals, differentiate between reliable and predatory journals, investigate the reasons that lead researchers to publish in predatory journals, evaluate the negative impact of predatory publications on the scientific community, and explore future perspectives. The authors also provide some considerations for researchers (particularly early-career researchers) when selecting journals for publication, explaining the role of metrics, databases, and artificial intelligence in manuscript preparation, with a specific focus on and relevance to publication in veterinary medicine.
(© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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