Early career researchers and predatory journals during the Covid-19 pandemic. An international analysis

  1. David Nicholas 1
  2. Blanca Rodríguez-Bravo 2
  3. Cherifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri 3
  4. Eti Herman 1
  5. David Clark 1
  6. Jie Xu 4
  7. Abdullah Abrizah 5
  8. Marzena Świgoń 6
  9. Anthony Watkinson 1
  10. David Sims 7
  11. Hamid R. Jamali 8
  12. Carol Tenopir 7
  13. Suzie Allard 7
  1. 1 CIBER Research Ltd.
  2. 2 Universidad de León
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    Universidad de León

    León, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02tzt0b78

  3. 3 University of Lyon System
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    University of Lyon System

    Lyon, Francia

    ROR https://ror.org/01rk35k63

  4. 4 Wuhan University
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    Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    ROR https://ror.org/033vjfk17

  5. 5 University of Malaya
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    University of Malaya

    Kuala Lumpur, Malasia

    ROR https://ror.org/00rzspn62

  6. 6 University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
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    University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

    Olsztyn, Polonia

    ROR https://ror.org/05s4feg49

  7. 7 University of Tennessee
  8. 8 Charles Sturt University
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    Charles Sturt University

    Bathurst, Australia

    ROR https://ror.org/00wfvh315

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Revista:
El profesional de la información

ISSN: 1386-6710,  1699-2407

Año de publicación: 2023

Título del ejemplar: Transparency

Volumen: 32

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3145/EPI.2023.ENE.17 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Se entrevistó a alrededor de 170 investigadores noveles (early career researchers, ECR) de 8 países sobre toda la variedad de actitudes y prácticas de comunicación académica durante tiempos de pandemia, y este artículo analiza sus manifestaciones sobre las revistas depredadoras en diferentes contextos de la comunicación académica. Debido a la importancia del tema, solo hubo una pregunta dirigida exclusivamente a las revistas depredadoras, que indagó sobre políticas en lugar de acciones, lo que arrojó variados comentarios interesantes. Los ECR también ofrecieron información sobre prácticas de investigación cuestionables. La fuente de datos fue principalmente la entrevista final de tres realizadas, con algunas comparaciones con las rondas uno y dos. Los hallazgos revelan la existencia de una serie de políticas/directrices de evaluación formales e informales que dirigen a los ECR a revistas legítimas, lejos de las depredadoras. A pesar de ser junior, los ECR están acostumbrados a los criterios de lo que se considera prestigio y calidad y creen que la publicación depredadora ni siquiera es concebible. Están mucho más preocupados por la investigación de baja calidad, los preprints y en identificar las revistas “grises” que están en el límite de calidad. La pandemia ha aumentado el nivel de prácticas cuestionables y de investigación de baja calidad, pero las revistas depredadoras solo fueron señaladas por un número relativamente pequeño de ECR.

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