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| author | Olivarez, Joseph D. Bales, Stephen Sare, Laura vanDuinkerken, Wyoma |
| author_facet | Olivarez, Joseph D. Bales, Stephen Sare, Laura vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Olivarez, Joseph D. Bales, Stephen Sare, Laura vanDuinkerken, Wyoma |
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| contents | Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of Both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals Olivarez, Joseph D. Bales, Stephen Sare, Laura vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Information Science Library Science Periodicals Evaluation Criteria Publishing Industry Interrater Reliability Failure Jeffrey Beall's blog listing of potential predatory journals and publishers, as well as his "Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access (OA) Publishers" are often looked at as tools to help researchers avoid publishing in predatory journals. While these "Criteria" have brought a greater awareness of OA predatory journals, these tools alone should not be used as the only source in determining the quality of a scholarly journal. Employing a three-person independent judgment-making panel, this study demonstrates the subjective nature of Beall's "Criteria" by applying his "Criteria" to both OA and non-OA Library and Information Science journals (LIS), to demonstrate that traditional peer-reviewed journals could be considered predatory. Many of these LIS journals are considered as top-tier publications in the field and used when evaluating researcher's publication history for promotion and tenure. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2018 |
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| spellingShingle | Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of Both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals Olivarez, Joseph D. Bales, Stephen Sare, Laura vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Information Science Library Science Periodicals Evaluation Criteria Publishing Industry Interrater Reliability Failure Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of Both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals Olivarez, Joseph D. Bales, Stephen Sare, Laura vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Information Science Library Science Periodicals Evaluation Criteria Publishing Industry Interrater Reliability Failure Jeffrey Beall's blog listing of potential predatory journals and publishers, as well as his "Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access (OA) Publishers" are often looked at as tools to help researchers avoid publishing in predatory journals. While these "Criteria" have brought a greater awareness of OA predatory journals, these tools alone should not be used as the only source in determining the quality of a scholarly journal. Employing a three-person independent judgment-making panel, this study demonstrates the subjective nature of Beall's "Criteria" by applying his "Criteria" to both OA and non-OA Library and Information Science journals (LIS), to demonstrate that traditional peer-reviewed journals could be considered predatory. Many of these LIS journals are considered as top-tier publications in the field and used when evaluating researcher's publication history for promotion and tenure. |
| title | Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of Both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals |
| topic | Information Science Library Science Periodicals Evaluation Criteria Publishing Industry Interrater Reliability Failure |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1166498 |