[GOAL] Predatory Publishing

[Heather Morrison]

Richard, thank you for raising the question of what we might do to help authors who are victims of "predatory publishers". It is likely that the vast majority are good, ethical researchers committed to open access who were not aware of this problem. If their work was not peer reviewed, this doesn't mean it isn't good work or that the author meant to avoid review.

Here is a suggestion to help authors of articles in journals that are considered predatory:  post-publication peer review. Authors could submit their articles for peer-review and publications of corrections even if they are not able to re-publish their paper due to having given away their copyright.

Given the imperfections of the peer review system at its best (see Retraction Watch https://retractionwatch.com for examples), a broader service like this, not limited to questionable journals or requests from authors, could be a high-value service to scholarship.

This approach would also fit well with the publication of pre-prints with peer review overlay approach.

Who might provide such a service? Perhaps: institutional repositories (for their own authors and students), reputable OA publishers, or other OA services. Funders could help by providing targeted funding for the development of such services. 

best,

Heather Morrison 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:21:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [GOAL] Predatory Publishing

Thanks for posting this Falk. I have yet to see concerted action taken anywhere to support researchers who become victims of predatory publishers.

I also do not think I see any recognition of their plight, or details of what is being planned to help them, in your document. Perhaps I missed it.

Anyway, I have blogged about the topic here:

https://poynder.blogspot.com/2018/07/falling-prey-to-predatory-oa-publisher.html

Richard Poynder

On Wed, 25 Jul 2018, 13:51 Reckling, Falk, <Falk.Reckling at fwf.ac.at<mailto:Falk.Reckling at fwf.ac.at>> wrote:
The Austrian Science Board and the FWF Respond to the Recent Media Reports on the Questionable Practices of Several Scholarly Publishers
https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/news-and-media-relations/news/detail/nid/20180724-2314/

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