A Study on the Development of Checklist for Identifying the Predatory Journals Published Abroad
Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management / Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, (P)1013-0799; (E)2586-2073
2020, v.37 no.4, pp.109-130
https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2020.37.4.109
Eun Jee Lee
Hye Sun Kim
Eunkyoung Nam
Wan Jong Kim
Lee,
E. J., Kim,
H. S., Nam,
E., &
Kim,
W.
J.
(2020). A Study on the Development of Checklist for Identifying the Predatory Journals Published Abroad. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 37(4), 109-130, https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2020.37.4.109
Abstract
This study aims to develop a checklist that could identify the characteristics of predatory journals suspected of being poorly operated from the time of submission to publication. Accordingly 17 checklist questions were developed based on 3 priorities through overseas case studies and expert opinions. To verify the developed checklist, 100 journals included in Beall’s list were randomly extracted and analyzed. As a result, 96 journals had features that were suspected to be questionable, there were not found in the 4 journals. A further case study and follow-up study of journals published in a broader field of research will require continued revision and supplementation of the 17 questions developed in this study.
- keywords
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학술 커뮤니케이션,
오픈액세스,
약탈적 학술지,
체크리스트,
scholarly communication,
open access,
predatory journal,
checklist
- Submission Date
- 2020-11-23
- Revised Date
- 2020-12-03
- Accepted Date
- 2020-12-15