Predatory publishing: Awareness of academicians of three dental institutions of North India
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Oral and Dental Research - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Abstract:The term ‘predatory publishing’ was coined by Jeffery Beall in 2010 for the journals; unprofessionally exploit the open access model for profit. He also developed a list of predatory publishers called as Beal’s list. India emerged as a world’s largest base of predatory publishers followed by U.S.A and Nigeria according to a recent research. Hence the present study was aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness of faculty members of three different dental colleges in India regarding predatory publishing.A cross sectional survey was performed in three different dental institutions with the consent of the ethical board of our Institute. The study was designed in a questionnaire form which was used to assess the awareness and knowledge of dental academicians of three different dental institutes of Jaipur city regarding predatory publishing. In addition printouts of Beall’s list were given to the faculty and asked whether they had already published their papers in the journal given in the list. The data accumulated were grouped and analyzed. Total of 121 faculty members of three different colleges were grouped according to their rank in the department and analyzed. 30.5% of the faculty members were aware about predatory journals. Higher proportions of professors and readers were aware about predatory publishing comparing to senior lecturers. On publication, it was found that 52% of the faculty members published their papers in predatory journals. Adequate knowledge of dental academicians towards this unethical practice is mandatory because predatory journals may take away not only your money but also your prestige and academic reputation. Keywords:predatory publishers, publication ethics, dental academicians, awareness.
Authors and Affiliations
Manish Kumar, Prateek Priyranjan, Monika Sharma, Dinesh Chand Sharma, Manas Bajpai
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