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Predatory Journals and Their Practices Present a Conundrum for Systematic Reviewers and Evidence Synthesisers of Health Research: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

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العنوان: Predatory Journals and Their Practices Present a Conundrum for Systematic Reviewers and Evidence Synthesisers of Health Research: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Danielle Pollock (ORCID 0000-0002-6604-0609), Timothy Hugh Barker (ORCID 0000-0002-6897-814X), Jennifer C. Stone (ORCID 0000-0002-3787-6175), Edoardo Aromataris (ORCID 0000-0001-7238-5833), Miloslav Klugar (ORCID 0000-0002-2804-7295), Anna M. Scott (ORCID 0000-0002-0109-9001), Cindy Stern (ORCID 0000-0002-0924-5042), Amanda Ross-White (ORCID 0000-0003-4737-0968), Ashley Whitehorn (ORCID 0000-0002-1255-5279), Rick Wiechula (ORCID 0000-0003-1351-5612), Larissa Shamseer (ORCID 0000-0003-3690-3378), Zachary Munn (ORCID 0000-0002-7091-5842)
المصدر: Research Synthesis Methods. 2024 15(2):257-274.
الإتاحة: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
تاريخ النشر: 2024
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Periodicals, Deception, Ethics, Medical Research, Evidence, Synthesis, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology
DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1684
تدمد: 1759-2879
1759-2887
مستخلص: Predatory journals are a blemish on scholarly publishing and academia and the studies published within them are more likely to contain data that is false. The inclusion of studies from predatory journals in evidence syntheses is potentially problematic due to this propensity for false data to be included. To date, there has been little exploration of the opinions and experiences of evidence synthesisers when dealing with predatory journals in the conduct of their evidence synthesis. In this paper, the thoughts, opinions, and attitudes of evidence synthesisers towards predatory journals and the inclusion of studies published within these journals in evidence syntheses were sought. Focus groups were held with participants who were experienced evidence synthesisers from JBI (previously the Joanna Briggs Institute) collaboration. Utilising qualitative content analysis, two generic categories were identified: predatory journals within evidence synthesis, and predatory journals within academia. Our findings suggest that evidence synthesisers believe predatory journals are hard to identify and that there is no current consensus on the management of these studies if they have been included in an evidence synthesis. There is a critical need for further research, education, guidance, and development of clear processes to assist evidence synthesisers in the management of studies from predatory journals.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
رقم الأكسشن: EJ1416041
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:1759-2879
1759-2887
DOI:10.1002/jrsm.1684