Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research

Predatory journals (PJ) exploit the open-access model promising high acceptance rate and fast track publishing without proper peer review. At minimum, PJ are eroding the credibility of the scientific literature in the health sciences as they actually boost the propagation of errors. In this article,...

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Autores principales:	Diego A. Forero, Marilyn H. Oermann, Andrea Manca, Franca Deriu, Hugo Mendieta-Zerón, Mehdi Dadkhah, Roshan Bhad, Smita N. Deshpande, Wei Wang, Myriam Patricia Cifuentes
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2018
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/57b950f3de1643f3aaac514b3126ae21
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57b950f3de1643f3aaac514b3126ae212021-12-02T07:29:44ZNegative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research2214-999610.29024/aogh.2389https://doaj.org/article/57b950f3de1643f3aaac514b3126ae212018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2389https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Predatory journals (PJ) exploit the open-access model promising high acceptance rate and fast track publishing without proper peer review. At minimum, PJ are eroding the credibility of the scientific literature in the health sciences as they actually boost the propagation of errors. In this article, we identify issues with PJ and provide several responses, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives in health sciences. Authors, particularly researchers with limited previous experience with international publications, need to be careful when considering potential journals for submission, due to the current existence of large numbers of PJ. Universities around the world, particularly in developing countries, might develop strategies to discourage their researchers from submitting manuscripts to PJ or serving as members of their editorial committees.Diego A. ForeroMarilyn H. OermannAndrea MancaFranca DeriuHugo Mendieta-ZerónMehdi DadkhahRoshan BhadSmita N. DeshpandeWei WangMyriam Patricia CifuentesUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 84, Iss 4, Pp 584-589 (2018)
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topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Diego A. Forero Marilyn H. Oermann Andrea Manca Franca Deriu Hugo Mendieta-Zerón Mehdi Dadkhah Roshan Bhad Smita N. Deshpande Wei Wang Myriam Patricia Cifuentes Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research
description	Predatory journals (PJ) exploit the open-access model promising high acceptance rate and fast track publishing without proper peer review. At minimum, PJ are eroding the credibility of the scientific literature in the health sciences as they actually boost the propagation of errors. In this article, we identify issues with PJ and provide several responses, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives in health sciences. Authors, particularly researchers with limited previous experience with international publications, need to be careful when considering potential journals for submission, due to the current existence of large numbers of PJ. Universities around the world, particularly in developing countries, might develop strategies to discourage their researchers from submitting manuscripts to PJ or serving as members of their editorial committees.
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author	Diego A. Forero Marilyn H. Oermann Andrea Manca Franca Deriu Hugo Mendieta-Zerón Mehdi Dadkhah Roshan Bhad Smita N. Deshpande Wei Wang Myriam Patricia Cifuentes
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title	Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research
title_short	Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research
title_full	Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research
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title_full_unstemmed	Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research
title_sort	negative effects of “predatory” journals on global health research
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/57b950f3de1643f3aaac514b3126ae21
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Negative Effects of “Predatory” Journals on Global Health Research

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