Laboratory of NeuroPsychiatric Genetics, Biomedical Sciences Research Group, School of Medicine, Universidad Antonio Narino.
PhD Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad Antonio Narino, CO.
Ann Glob Health. 2018 Nov 5;84(4):584-589. doi: 10.9204/aogh.2389.
Predatory journals (PJ) exploit the open-access model promising high acceptance rate and fast track publishing without proper peer review. At minimum, PJ are eroding the credibility of the scientific literature in the health sciences as they actually boost the propagation of errors. In this article, we identify issues with PJ and provide several responses, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives in health sciences. Authors, particularly researchers with limited previous experience with international publications, need to be careful when considering potential journals for submission, due to the current existence of large numbers of PJ. Universities around the world, particularly in developing countries, might develop strategies to discourage their researchers from submitting manuscripts to PJ or serving as members of their editorial committees.
掠夺性期刊（predatory journals，PJ）利用开放获取模式，承诺高接受率和快速发表，而无需进行适当的同行评审。掠夺性期刊至少会破坏健康科学领域科学文献的可信度，因为它们实际上会加速错误的传播。在本文中，我们从健康科学的国际和跨学科角度出发，确定了掠夺性期刊存在的问题，并提供了一些应对措施。作者，特别是那些以前在国际出版方面经验有限的研究人员，在考虑潜在的投稿期刊时需要谨慎，因为目前存在大量的掠夺性期刊。世界各地的大学，特别是发展中国家的大学，可以制定策略，阻止其研究人员向掠夺性期刊投稿或担任其编辑委员会成员。
