Is predatory publishing a real threat? Evidence from a large database study
| Autor: | Takeyoshi Imasato, Denis Borenstein, Marcelo Perlin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Library and Information Sciences
050905 science studies Empirical research Predatory publishing Publicação científica Marketing Publication Actuarial science Descriptive statistics business.industry 05 social sciences Periódico científico General Social Sciences Database study Open access Pesquisadores Computer Science Applications Econometric model Geography Predatory journals Lattes platform 0509 other social sciences Pesquisa em administração 050904 information & library sciences business Scholarly publishing Educação [Pesquisa] |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UFRGS Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) instacron:UFRGS |
| ISSN: | 1588-2861 0138-9130 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11192-018-2750-6 |
| Popis: | Using a database of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals, the objective of this research is to study the penetration of predatory publications in the Brazilian academic system and the profile of authors in a cross-section empirical study. Based on a massive amount of publications from Brazilian researchers of all disciplines during the 2000 to 2015 period, we were able to analyze the extent of predatory publications using an econometric modeling. Descriptive statistics indicate that predatory publications represent a small overall proportion, but grew exponentially in the last 5 years. Departing from prior studies, our analysis shows that experienced researchers with a high number of non-indexed publications and PhD obtained locally are more likely to publish in predatory journals. Further analysis shows that once a journal regarded as predatory is listed in the local ranking system, the Qualis, it starts to receive more publications than non-predatory ones. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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