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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Published inAnnals of global health Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 584 - 589
Main Authors Forero, Diego A, Oermann, Marilyn H, Manca, Andrea, Deriu, Franca, Mendieta-Zerón, Hugo, Dadkhah, Mehdi, Bhad, Roshan, Deshpande, Smita N, Wang, Wei, Cifuentes, Myriam Patricia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Ubiquity Press 05.11.2018
Levy Library Press
Subjects
Biomedical Research - methods
Costs
Developing countries
Fraud
Global Health
Health sciences
Humans
Impact factors
Indexing services
LDCs
Medical research
Neurosciences
Open access publishing
Open Access Publishing - organization & administration
Peer review
Peer Review, Research - methods
Periodicals as Topic
Public health
Publishing industry
Researchers
Viewpoint
North America
Africa
India
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2214-9996
2214-9996
DOI:10.29024/aogh.2389