If you thought predatory publishing had had its day and things were improving, there is bad news. As Simon Linacre reports, there is even more bad news and worse behavior to follow in the coming weeks.
Mountain to climb
As the return to university beckons for many of us, we are unfortunately reminded that many of the challenges facing scholarly communications persist. Simon Linacre assesses wider issues impacting on publication ethics as Cabells’ Predatory Reports database hits the 15,000 journal mark.
There was an attempt to hijack a journal…
As our journal investigation team members work their way around the expanding universe of scholarly publications, one of the more brazen and egregious predatory publishing scams they encounter is the hijacked, or cloned, journal.
What lies beneath
The first set of data from Cabells’ collaboration with Inera’s Edifix shows that nearly 300 article checks included references to predatory journals. Simon Linacre looks behind the data to share more details about ‘citation contamination.'
No signs of slowing
Simon Linacre takes a look at the predatory journals listed in Predatory Reports throughout June 2021.
The top nine questions on predatory journals – answered!
In the course of researching a book on predatory publishing, Simon Linacre wanted to find some answers to common questions on the subject. In his latest blog post, he shares why straightforward is never easy when it comes to this controversial topic.
The rise and rise of predatory journals and conferences
Tracey Elliott, Ph.D. Project Director at InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), currently overseeing Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences.
Industrial disease
A new collaboration with between Cabells and Edifix from Inera helps researchers identify articles and authors published in predatory journals to prevent citation contamination.
No laughing matter
The latest meme to sweep Twitter in the last week has been a satirical look at typical journal articles. Simon Linacre introduces Cabells’ own take on the theme and reflects on the impact they can have on our shared conscience. We all like memes, right? Those social media nuggets that we can all relate to … Continue reading No laughing matter
Rewriting the scholarly* record books
Are predatory journals to academic publishing what PEDs are to Major League Baseball?