There are many ways to skin a cat, and many ways to infer a journal could be predatory. In his latest blog post, Simon Linacre looks at the role the International Standard Serial Number, or ISSN, can play in the production of predatory journals.
The A-Z’s of predatory publishing
Earlier this year Cabells published an A-Z list of issues regarding predatory publishing practices, with one tweet a week going through the entire alphabet. In this week’s blog, Simon Linacre republishes all 26 tweets in one place as a kind of primer on how to successfully deal with the phenomenon.
How do you know you can trust a journal?
As many readers know, this week is Peer Review Week, the annual opportunity for those involved in scholarly communication and research to celebrate and learn about all aspects of peer review. As part of this conversation, Simon Linacre reflects on this year’s theme of ‘Trust in Peer Review’ in terms of the important role of … Continue reading How do you know you can trust a journal?
Know before you go
Earlier this week, the Guardian in the UK released its updated university rankings, just the latest of myriad national and international exercises in defining the "best" university. At a time when deciding to go to university is fraught with unkowns, Simon Linacre argues that critical thinking skills are more important than ever. I’ll admit it, … Continue reading Know before you go
Special report: Assessing journal quality and legitimacy
Earlier this year Cabells engaged CIBER Research (http://ciber-research.eu/) to support its product and marketing development work. Today, in collaboration with CIBER, Simon Linacre looks at the findings and implications for scholarly communications globally. In recent months the UK-based publishing research body CIBER has been working with Cabells to better understand the academic publishing environment both … Continue reading Special report: Assessing journal quality and legitimacy
A case study of how bad science spreads
Fake news has been the go-to criticism of the media for some politicians, which in turn has been rejected as propaganda and fear-mongering by journalists. However, as former journalist Simon Linacre argues, the fourth estate needs to have its own house is in order first, and ensure they are not tripped up by predatory journals. … Continue reading A case study of how bad science spreads
Right path, wrong journey
In his latest post, Simon Linacre reviews the book, The Business of Scholarly Publishing: Managing in Turbulent Times, by Albert N. Greco, Professor of Marketing at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, recently published by Oxford University Press. Given the current backdrop for all industries, one might say that scholarly communications is in more turmoil than … Continue reading Right path, wrong journey
Cabells’ top 7 palpable points about predatory publishing practices
In his latest post, Simon Linacre looks at some new stats collated from the Cabells Predatory Reports database that should help inform and educate researchers, better equipping them to evade the clutches of predatory journals. In recent weeks Cabells has been delighted to work with both The Economist and Nature Index to highlight some of … Continue reading Cabells’ top 7 palpable points about predatory publishing practices
Reversal of fortune
One of the most common questions Cabells is asked about its Predatory Reports database of journals is whether it has ever “changed its mind” about listing a journal. As Simon Linacre reports, it is less a question of changing the outcome of a decision, but more of a leopard changing its spots. This week saw … Continue reading Reversal of fortune
Five dos and don’ts for avoiding predatory journals
HAVE YOUR SAY Publication ethics is at the core of everything that Cabells does, and it continually promotes all scholarly communication bodies which seek to uphold the highest standard of publishing practices. As such, we would like to express our support for Simon Linacre (Cabells' Director of International Marketing and Development) in his candidacy to … Continue reading Five dos and don’ts for avoiding predatory journals