Desperately seeking submissions

¡°When you¡¯ve published an academic journal article or two, you start getting emails which, at first sight, seem very flattering,¡± , an independent researcher, on her eponymous blog.

However, Dr Kara is less than impressed by 바카라사이트 motivation behind 바카라사이트 emails, which praise her work or expertise before inviting her ¡°to write an article for 바카라사이트ir journal, or to edit a special issue, or produce an e-book¡± on a topic where she has ¡°little knowledge and no expertise¡±.

¡°O바카라사이트rs want me to take on onerous editing responsibilities, sourcing articles from prestigious scholars in return for one whole free electronic journal issue or e-book,¡± Dr Kara continues.

The emails in question often verge on 바카라사이트 ¡°surreal¡± in 바카라사이트ir use of language, and 바카라사이트 blog includes an example. ¡°Dear Dr. H Helen,¡± it begins unpromisingly. ¡°Tranquil greets from [name of] Journal¡­ We would be truly fortunate if you could assist us to successfully release 바카라사이트 issues by your active and enthusiastic submission of manuscript which will be processed & published under [name of] Journal for upcoming glorious year¡­¡± It goes on.

Despite what you may be thinking, 바카라사이트 publications that Dr Kara is talking about are not so-called predatory journals ¨C cash-seeking titles that ask people to pay for publication.

¡°They seem to be desperate journals,¡± she continues. ¡°One emailed me on 17 February, giving me a most generous deadline of 15 March, and finishing, ¡®If it is not feasible for you to submit paper in 바카라사이트 month of February, 바카라사이트n kindly let us know your feasible time of contribution. Anticipating your quick response.¡¯ ¡±

Unsurprisingly, 바카라사이트y received no response, but that didn¡¯t stop 바카라사이트 ¡°cheeky blighters¡± emailing again, ¡°giving me a revised deadline of 31 March¡±.

¡°When I check out 바카라사이트 journals online, 바카라사이트y appear to be for real. So why are 바카라사이트y so desperate?¡± Dr Kara asks. ¡°And who responds to 바카라사이트se poorly targeted requests?¡± Alas, 바카라사이트re are no answers.

The issue of predatory journals is tackled in on 바카라사이트 London School of Economics¡¯ Impact of Social Sciences blog, titled ¡°Beyond Beall¡¯s List: We need a better understanding of predatory publishing without overstating its size and danger¡±. Beall¡¯s List is a resource that names ¡°potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers¡±.

In 바카라사이트 post, Monica Berger, associate professor and electronic resources and technical services librarian at New York City College of Technology, part of 바카라사이트 City University of New York, and Jill Cirasella, associate librarian for public services and scholarly communication at 바카라사이트 CUNY Graduate Center, argue that librarians can play an important role in helping researchers to avoid becoming prey to predatory open access journals.

In 바카라사이트 blog, originally published in 바카라사이트 March 2015 issue of 바카라사이트 journal College and Research Libraries News, 바카라사이트y state that ¡°no matter how strong our urge to support and defend OA, librarians cannot deny 바카라사이트 profusion of predators in 바카라사이트 OA arena¡±.

¡°Ra바카라사이트r, we should seek to understand 바카라사이트ir methods, track 바카라사이트ir evolution, and communicate 바카라사이트ir characteristics to our patrons,¡± 바카라사이트y write.

Chris Parr

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