Ball Somedeb, Kopel Jonathan, Alexander Robert, Nugent Kenneth
Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbockTexas.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2018 Sep 24;31(4):443-446. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1498725. eCollection 2018 Oct.
The business model, editorial policies, and content quality vary significantly in online medical journals. Some online journals have been labeled as journals because their main effort involves collecting article processing charges with little interest in content, peer review, or manuscript presentation. Some of these journals send frequent email solicitations for submissions. One author affiliated with a department of internal medicine collected all email requests for submissions to online journals over a 6-month period. These emails included 210 unique journal names that covered over 40 medical fields and requested 15 different article types. Most of these journals were not listed in PubMed or the Directory of Open Access Journals. One hundred and eighty two were on Beall's list of predatory journals. The median article processing charge was $1035. Faculty and trainees at medical schools receive multiple requests for submissions, but it is difficult to determine the quality of the journal sending these requests. At a minimum, a journal should be listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals and have very clear editorial and publication policies.
在线医学期刊的商业模式、编辑政策和内容质量差异很大。一些在线期刊被贴上“掠夺性”期刊的标签，因为它们主要致力于收取文章处理费，而对内容、同行评审或稿件呈现几乎没有兴趣。其中一些期刊频繁发送投稿邀请电子邮件。一位内科部门的作者收集了6个月内所有向在线期刊发送的投稿电子邮件请求。这些电子邮件包含210个不同的期刊名称，涵盖40多个医学领域，并要求提交15种不同类型的文章。这些期刊大多未被列入PubMed或开放获取期刊目录。其中182种在Beall的掠夺性期刊名单上。文章处理费的中位数为1035美元。医学院的教职员工和实习生会收到多次投稿请求，但很难确定发送这些请求的期刊的质量。至少，一本期刊应该被列入开放获取期刊目录，并有非常明确的编辑和出版政策。
