ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research note is to define and review the extent of “predatory¹1. Predatory an adjective of, relating to, or practicing plunder, pillage, or rapine; inclined or intended to injure or exploit others for personal gain or profit as in predatory pricing practices; living by predation, predaceous; adapted to predation. Source: (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predatory#synonyms) To avoid connotative inaccuracies the authors intend to convey the construct predatory in its broader sense thereby striving toward denotative accuracy.” publishing process practices in academic journals in recent years. In addition, ascertaining what, if any, substantive damage can result from these practices. And to derive “warnings signs” for those embarking on the road to creating/distributing what they have learned. “Predatory publishing” is the charging of a fee or proving value in exchange for the publication of research material without providing the publication services an author would have reasonably expected such as peer review and editing to mention only a few. There is evidence that this “practice” has sadly grown in prevalence in recent years. Following a review of the literature and using case study methodology, it was found that damages in the case of one large publisher were estimated to be over $50 m, as per a court adjudication in the US. With open access publishing becoming more popular as a result of institutional, funder and national mandates, it is likely more authors could be tempted or even baited into making poor decisions and publishing their research articles in illegitimate journals, wasting funding resources and damaging their research reputations. These and other implications are considered, as well as enumeration of such behaviors with an eye toward fostering deterrence. Further research and actions that could mitigate the problems are outlined.

摘要

本研究说明的目的是定义和审查“掠夺性¹1.掠夺性的，掠夺性的，掠夺性的，或掠夺性的，形容词的，形容词的 倾向于或打算以掠夺性定价惯例伤害或利用他人谋取私利或牟利；靠捕食，早捕生活；适应捕食。资料来源：（https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predatory#synonyms）为了避免内涵上的不准确，作者打算从更广泛的意义上传达构造性掠夺性，从而努力达到指示性准确性。近年来在学术期刊上发布过程的做法。此外，确定这些做法可能导致什么实质性损害。并为那些正着手创建/分发所学知识的人们提供“警告信号”。“掠夺性出版”是指在不提供作者合理预期的出版服务（例如同行评审和编辑）中仅提及其中一部分的情况下，以交换研究材料的费用或证明价值为收费标准。有证据表明，近年来，这种“做法”的流行已令人遗憾。在对文献进行回顾并使用案例研究方法后，根据美国法院的判决，发现一家大型出版商的损失估计超过了5000万美元。由于机构，出资者和国家的强制要求，开放获取出版变得越来越流行，很可能会诱使甚至更多的作者做出错误的决定，并在非法期刊上发表他们的研究论文，浪费资金并损害他们的研究声誉。 。考虑了这些和其他含义，并列举了此类行为，以期培养威慑力。概述了可以减轻问题的进一步研究和行动。考虑了这些和其他含义，并列举了此类行为，以期培养威慑力。概述了可以减轻问题的进一步研究和行动。考虑了这些和其他含义，并列举了此类行为，以期培养威慑力。概述了可以减轻问题的进一步研究和行动。