tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046871514976920545.post5979559783117265221..comments2023-04-16T22:17:08.352+10:00Comments on Surgical Opinion: Predatory Journals. Academics Are as Much a Part of the Problem.Henry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10824214593614312990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046871514976920545.post-88670869913127851532015-09-20T12:14:25.946+10:002015-09-20T12:14:25.946+10:00A large part of the problem is the pressure on you...A large part of the problem is the pressure on young academics to get lots of publications to be competitive on the job market - application triage is often done by people outside the field who cannot recognise duff journals. We have to keep pressure on university selection and promotion committees to judge scientists by the quality of their science not just metrics that can be gamed and encourage bad practices. Publications in OMICS journals (and similar) should get you negative points if metrics must be used. Everyone should retract their papers due to lack of peer review and then resubmit them somewhere else - if legally allowed. The sooner these outfits are eradicated, the better.Richard Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115218690707131186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046871514976920545.post-3263203382337124822015-02-13T22:24:19.422+11:002015-02-13T22:24:19.422+11:00Thanks Anonymous and Ellie for your comments. Sorr...Thanks Anonymous and Ellie for your comments. Sorry for the delayed response. <br /><br />Anon, are not academics also the best people to serve on editorial boards? Ellie, thanks for your interactions with the @realscientists account when I was in the #rocur hotseat and especially thanks for tracking me down all the way over here. Henry Woohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10824214593614312990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046871514976920545.post-66959071434911707242015-01-25T22:17:29.200+11:002015-01-25T22:17:29.200+11:00Dr. Woo: Your credibility notched up when I saw yo...Dr. Woo: Your credibility notched up when I saw your disclosure at the end. Sadly, there are many of these predatory journals and vanity publishers in all fields of study. They are the dark side of open access. <br /><br />Keep up the good work on @realscientists on Twitter! That is how I found my way here to your pleasant blog.Ellie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231840376889029260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6046871514976920545.post-16735639309117368122015-01-21T21:18:12.305+11:002015-01-21T21:18:12.305+11:00You are absolutely right. I believe that academics...You are absolutely right. I believe that academics ( especially deans and members of promotion and tenure committees) should not be allowed to serve editorial boards as they would advocate policies that benefit their journals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com