Review of Predatory Journal Studies from the Perspective of Scientific Integrity

Liu Yi; Chen Fuyou; Meng Ping; Wen Tingxiao

doi:10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2023.12.012

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Review of Predatory Journal Studies from the Perspective of Scientific Integrity

Liu Yi ,
Chen Fuyou ,
Meng Ping ,
Wen Tingxiao

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1 Library of Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105;
2 National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;
3 School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410083

Received date: 2022-12-06

Revised date: 2023-03-27

Online published: 2023-07-06

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[Purpose/Significance] This paper summarizes the representative research achievements on predatory journals at home and abroad, and provides a reference for the related research. [Method/Process] The literature reading method and network survey method were used to investigate predatory journals in terms of basic theory, characteristic indicators, country distribution and operation mode. [Result/Conclusion] Predatory journals have derived a series of related concepts with profound theoretical roots. Predatory journals present new characteristics with the times, thus requiring smarter methods to identify and track such journals. Developing countries with underdeveloped scientific research are the main originators and victims of predatory journals. Predatory journals imitate the operation mode of regular journals in the process of establishment, profitability and dissemination, which makes it difficult to manage predatory journals. Future research can focus on five aspects: defining the concept of predatory journals, tracking the characteristics of predatory behavior, assisting accurate identification by artificial intelligence, improving the mechanism of peer review, multinational communication and collaborative governance.

Key words： predatory journal; hijacked journal; journal blacklist; open access; peer review

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Liu Yi , Chen Fuyou , Meng Ping , Wen Tingxiao . Review of Predatory Journal Studies from the Perspective of Scientific Integrity[J]. Library and Information Service, 2023 , 67(12) : 124 -136 . DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2023.12.012

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