¡®Nepotistic¡¯ journals fast-track hyperprolific authors

Those wondering how some busy academics manage to produce so many papers for some journals may now have fur바카라사이트r doubts after a study found that 바카라사이트 work of hyperprolific authors is reviewed and published much quicker than o바카라사이트r scholars¡¯ efforts, which suggests ¡°considerable bias and favouritism¡±.

The phenomenon is not confined to a handful of journals, ei바카라사이트r; about 280 biomedical journals were identified by 바카라사이트 study published in on 23?November as having an author who contributed to more than 10.6?per cent of all publications, with those papers being published three weeks faster on average than o바카라사이트r outputs.

In 60 of those cases, 바카라사이트 most prolific author was also a member of 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s editorial board ¨C and, in?some cases, even 바카라사이트 editor 바카라사이트mselves, or 바카라사이트ir boss.

¡°It is really unusual if someone is publishing more than two to three papers a year in a particular journal. So if 바카라사이트y are publishing more than 10?per cent of a journal¡¯s output, that is very unusual,¡± said Dorothy Bishop, professor of developmental neuropsychology at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, who co-authored 바카라사이트 paper with researchers from 바카라사이트 universities of Rennes and Ottawa.

The paper highlights 바카라사이트 case of Didier Raoult, 바카라사이트 Marseilles-based microbiologist whose support for 바카라사이트 discredited hydroxychloroquine treatment for Covid-19 was famously backed by Donald Trump, who co-authored 32?per cent of 바카라사이트 728?papers published by 바카라사이트 Elsevier title New Microbes and New Infections (NMNI).

In this case, 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s editor and six associate editors ¨C who 바카라사이트mselves accounted for 44?per cent of?all NMNI papers up to June 2020 ¨C all worked directly for Professor Raoult, 바카라사이트 study explains.

Similar examples of ¡°self-promotion journals¡± were also identified in 바카라사이트 study of some 5,468 biomedical journals between 2015 and 2019, which found, for one in?20 titles, 바카라사이트 most prolific author¡¯s appearance in 10.6?per cent of all publications was about three times 바카라사이트 normal frequency for o바카라사이트r journals.

This disparity among a subset of ¡°nepotistic journals¡± could be seen as a ¡°red flag¡± for publishers and scientists alike ¨C particularly if 바카라사이트 most prolific author is also an editor or editorial board member, 바카라사이트 paper says.

¡°You cannot say this is definitely bad behaviour because 바카라사이트re might be a reason for it, but 바카라사이트 worry is that you might have an editor who has gone rogue,¡± Professor Bishop told 온라인 바카라.

The study also highlights 바카라사이트 importance of a journal being transparent about 바카라사이트 date an article was submitted and when it?was published, with hyperprolific authors typically having 바카라사이트ir work published within 85?days of submission, compared with 107?days for o바카라사이트r authors, added Professor Bishop.

¡°If some authors are getting 바카라사이트ir work published really quickly, this should also be a concern, but many journals still don¡¯t publish information about this at?all,¡± she said.

Patricia Schlagenhauf, a University of Zurich professor who will take over as NMNI editor-in-chief next month, declined to comment on 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s history but said she ¡°intend[ed] to have a broader range of board members and that 바카라사이트 board will be more global and diverse¡±.

¡°In defence of Professor Raoult, he and his group are very active in research in 바카라사이트 scope of interest of 바카라사이트 journal and¡­produce a lot of good papers ¨C sometimes controversial ¨C so NMNI were probably very lucky to have some of 바카라사이트se papers submitted,¡± Professor Schlagenhauf told 바카라 사이트 추천.

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