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'Predatory' open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics.
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Discussions express strong interest with phrases like 'most cited paper' and references to specific data points such as the rise from 53,000 to 420,000 articles, emphasizing ongoing concern. The tone combines informational analysis and calls for updated figures, showing moderate engagement and acknowledgment of the publication's relevance for understanding the impact of predatory journals on open access publishing.
Most discussions acknowledge the findings about the rise of predatory open access journals, showing general support for the publication's conclusions.
The social discussions reveal high interest, especially with references to regional data, citation histories, and calls for updated research, indicating engagement with ongoing debates.
Posts often reference previous studies and analyze data, such as mentions of Shen and Björk's report and specific publication volumes, reflecting moderate to deep engagement.
Discussions highlight the importance of tracking predatory publishing's market growth, indicating recognition of its significant influence on scholarly communication and the need for continued vigilance.
Abstract in brief
- The study investigates the rise of predatory open access publishers, which often lack proper peer review and engage in questionable marketing practices, causing negative perceptions of open access publishing.
- It analyzes data from over 11,000 journals, focusing on publication volumes from 2010 to 2014, showing a rapid increase in articles published by predatory journals, especially since 2012, with a significant regional concentration in Asia and Africa.
- Authors typically paid around $178 per article, with publication times of 2 to 3 months, and the study highlights how a small number of large publishers initially dominated the market but different-size publishers now hold the largest market share.]
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@choldgraf You can make a request directly at the DOI with the citation you want in the header (e.g. curl -LH "Accept:text/x-bibliography; style=apa" https://t.co/l0G39nrK0f) for CrossRef and DataCite DOIs. For Bibtex use "Accept:application/x-bibtex"
. Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vvQduELWQ? This (in our view, very important) paper was published almost ten years ago. Every time we cite it, we always want a more up to date reference for https://t.co/moMUM7Uowv
Is predtory publishing getting worse? As far as I am aware the "goto" checkpoint for how many predatory articles are published is Shen and Björk, 2015 (https://t.co/9uUp0egHWR…), which says "Predatory journals have rapidly increased their publication volumes from 53,000 in
Shen and Björk (https://t.co/3vvQduELWQ) said: "Predatory journals have rapidly increased their publication volumes from 53,000 in 2010 to an estimated 420,000 articles in 2014, published by around 8,000 active journals" Given that this article was published almost 10 years
this is just _one_ publisher. At best, (and when it included all MDPI journals - which was incorrect and they were delisted soon after), the entirety of Beall's List of 'predatory journals' was estimated to have at best an income of $74M collectively https://t.co/vOShdPbEC7
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RT @fake_journals: Is predtory publishing getting worse? As far as I am aware the "goto" checkpoint for how many predatory articles are pu…
RT @fake_journals: Is predtory publishing getting worse? As far as I am aware the "goto" checkpoint for how many predatory articles are pu…
Is predtory publishing getting worse? As far as I am aware the "goto" checkpoint for how many predatory articles are published is Shen and Björk, 2015 (https://t.co/9uUp0egHWR…), which says "Predatory journals have rapidly increased their publication volumes from 53,000 in
RT @fake_journals: We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://…
RT @fake_journals: We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://…
RT @fake_journals: We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://…
RT @fake_journals: We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://…
RT @fake_journals: We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://…
RT @fake_journals: We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://…
We recently captured all the papers that look at Beall's List. This is the most cited paper: Access paper here: https://t.co/4r5HayXsYB See more papers here: https://t.co/FnBqXDSgjZ https://t.co/aHg4UZm4PM
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
Shen and Björk (https://t.co/3vvQduELWQ) said: "Predatory journals have rapidly increased their publication volumes from 53,000 in 2010 to an estimated 420,000 articles in 2014, published by around 8,000 active journals" Given that this article was published almost 10 years
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
RT @fake_journals: . Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vv…
. Does anybody know of a recent peer reviewed paper that updates the figures given by Shen and Björk in https://t.co/3vvQduELWQ? This (in our view, very important) paper was published almost ten years ago. Every time we cite it, we always want a more up to date reference for https://t.co/moMUM7Uowv
@choldgraf You can make a request directly at the DOI with the citation you want in the header (e.g. curl -LH "Accept:text/x-bibliography; style=apa" https://t.co/l0G39nrK0f) for CrossRef and DataCite DOIs. For Bibtex use "Accept:application/x-bibtex"
‘Predatory’ open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics: https://t.co/FhIepxTkWw Study by Cenyu Shen and Bo-Christer Björk, published in @biomedcentral https://t.co/1EXkztJ3bR
this is just _one_ publisher. At best, (and when it included all MDPI journals - which was incorrect and they were delisted soon after), the entirety of Beall's List of 'predatory journals' was estimated to have at best an income of $74M collectively https://t.co/vOShdPbEC7
RT @fake_journals: Between 2010 and 2014, the number of predatory articles that were published rose from 53,000 to 420,000. https://t.co/e1…
Between 2010 and 2014, the number of predatory articles that were published rose from 53,000 to 420,000. https://t.co/e1gXueAq0X #OpenAccess #PredatoryPublishing #PredatoryJournals https://t.co/Ckbmpq2ahM
A study about Predatory Journals https://t.co/qlhGTC7oPJ
‘Predatory’ open access: a longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics https://t.co/gNxazj1sHv
RT @EricTopol: The rise of "predatory" open-access pseudo-scientific journals http://t.co/8in66OGMhh @BioMedCentral and @NatureNews http://…
Neuer Thread zur #PredatoryJournals #Raubverlag Story: Habe an mehreren Stellen wiss. Publikationen zu diesem Thema angegeben. 1. Da gibt es z.B. https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-015-0469-2 zur Verteilung d Verlage & AutorInnen nach Region & Disziplin....