Predatory journals - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6515480Examining predatory journals. To examine the nefarious workings of some of these predatory journals, Sorokowski et al 6 conducted a sting operation in which a fictitious scientist with no published articles in academic journals, no citations in any database, fake credentials and university appointments, and no experience as a reviewer applied to 360 journals as an editor.
Predatory journals - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesA search of the medical literature does not yield any articles on the effect of predatory journals on academic family doctors specifically, other than mentioning the risk of an author unknowingly submitting valuable research to a predatory journal, paying the fee, having their work wasted in a noncredible journal, and being unable to publish it ...
Predatory Journals Threaten the Quality of Published Medical ...
www.jospt.org › doi › 10Dec 31, 2016 · The publishing of medical research results is important as well—it should also strive for perfection and effectively communicate new research findings, discoveries that can be translated into clinical practice and improve patients' lives. The quick and easy acceptance that predatory and low-quality journals offer is a threat to medical science.
The problem of predatory journals | AAMC
www.aamc.org › problem-predatory-journalsApr 09, 2019 · The AAMC’s Academic Medicine published an article on the topic in December 2018, noting “the explosion in the number of predatory journals and publishers that deceive and prey on naive academic authors.”. And on April 3, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission won a $50 million court judgment against one publisher based on charges that it ...