Predatory journals: Who publishes in them and why?
| Autor: | Selçuk Beşir Demir |
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| Přispěvatelé: | [Demir, Selcuk Besir] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Educ, TR-58100 Sivas, Turkey, demir, Selcuk Besir -- 0000-0002-6242-7267 |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Turkish
Developing country Allowance (money) Identity (social science) Library and Information Sciences 050905 science studies Political science Publication subsidies Publication Academic ethics business.industry 05 social sciences Higher education policy Open access Public relations Beall's list Academic promotion language.human_language Computer Science Applications Incentive Predatory journals language 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Informetrics. 12:1296-1311 |
| ISSN: | 1751-1577 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.joi.2018.10.008 |
| Popis: | WOS: 000451074800023 This sequential explanatory mixed-methods study investigated where predatory/fake journals (PFJs) are founded, which countries' researchers publish more frequently in PFJs, the identity of the editors of PFJs, why researchers publish in PFJs, and what factors encourage such publications. A survey and semi-structured follow-up interviews were used to collect data. The results indicate that the majority of PFJs are located in developing countries; 119 journals provided incorrect postal addresses; the greatest number of researchers who published in PFJs are from India, Nigeria, and Turkey, suggesting that most of the publications in PFJs are submitted by researchers in developing countries; the interviewed Turkish researchers submitted their articles to PFJs in pursuit of rapid academic promotion; the incentive allowance system encourages researchers to publish in PFJs; and the well-known "publish-or-perish" pressure and unawareness are other potential factors that drive participants to submit their papers to PFJs. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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