Webinar on predatory publishing – what is it and how can you avoid it?
03/03/2022

With pressure on researchers to publish papers to further their career, combined with the shift to make research outputs open access, predatory publishing has become widespread with many scholars submitting their work to these publications (Abalkina, 2021; Grudniewicz et al., 2019).
Despite being a topic of discussion for many years, it was only in 2019 that leading scholars and publishers from ten countries agreed on a definition (Grudniewicz et al., 2019)
“Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practice”
If you have ever been approached to submit an article to a journal you are unfamiliar with, been invited to submit your thesis to a publisher you have not heard of, or you simply want to learn more about the topic, then please come and join us where we will discuss how you can identify and avoid predatory publications.
We will be running a webinar online via MS Teams on Thursday 17 March, 1-2pm. Book your place on DATES.
References
Abalkina, A. (2021, February 4). Guest post — Unethical practices in research and publishing: Evidence from Russia [Blog]. The Scholarly Kitchen. https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2021/02/04/guest-post-unethical-practices-in-research-and-publishing-evidence-from-russia/?informz=1
Grudniewicz, A., Moher, D., Kobey, K.D. et al. (2019, December 11). Predatory journals: no definition, no defence. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y
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