Subduing the “moral panic”: Sustaining a nuanced conversation about predatory publishing
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Abstract
Predatory publishing has long raised alarm bells among faculty, librarians and research administrators. Often falsely conflated with open access publishing as a whole, predatory publishing is painted as a grievous threat to the sanctity of scholarly research and a waste of research funding. However, there is evidence to indicate the “moral panic” over the phenomenon of deceptive open access publishers may be unjustified. Gathering data about predatory publishing patterns at your institution and supporting researchers with information and tools to make informed decisions about publishing is a more effective and holistic approach. Freely available academic search tools such as The Lens can provide useful snapshots to guide education and support for researchers. This session will explore the characteristics and challenges posed by problematic publishers – in both open access and paywalled models – and highlight the steps in obtaining institutional publishing data using The Lens. The presenter will also discuss the inherent biases involved in using lists of "good" and "bad" journals to evaluate publications and will provide recommendations for more objective and equitable approaches.The following license files are associated with this item:
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