5185Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.
8097Uppsala University, Sweden.
Nurs Ethics. 2021 Aug;28(5):823-833. doi: 10.1177/0969733020968215. Epub 2020 Dec 3.
Predatory publishing poses a fundamental threat to the development of nursing knowledge. Previous research has suggested that authors of papers published in predatory journals are mainly inexperienced researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Less attention has been paid to contributors from high-income countries.
To describe the prevalence and characteristics of Swedish authors publishing in predatory nursing journals.
Quantitative descriptive case study.
Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the academic positions and academic affiliations of the authors of 39 papers published in predatory nursing journals during 2018 and 2019. Predatory nursing journals with Swedish contributors were identified by searching public listings of papers and applying a set of criteria. Journal site archives were used to identify additional papers with Swedish authors.
This study was conducted in accordance with national regulations and ethical principles of research.
Almost two-thirds of Swedish authors publishing in predatory nursing journals hold senior academic positions. A small group of higher education institutions account for a majority of academic affiliations. Findings suggest that higher education institutions and experienced nursing researchers from Sweden make substantial contributions to predatory nursing journals, but that predatory publication habits might be concentrated in a limited number of academics and research milieus. A year-to-year comparison indicates that the prevalence of publishing in predatory journals might be diminishing.
Swedish nurse researchers help legitimize predatory journals, thus jeopardizing the trustworthiness of academic nursing knowledge. Substandard papers in predatory journals may pass as legitimate and be used to further academic careers. Experienced researchers are misleading junior colleagues, as joint publications might become embarrassments and liabilities.
While the academic nursing community needs to address the problem of predatory publishing, there is some hope that educational efforts might have an effect on combating predatory publishing in nursing.
掠夺性出版对护理知识的发展构成了根本性的威胁。先前的研究表明，发表在掠夺性期刊上的论文的作者主要是来自中低收入国家的缺乏经验的研究人员。来自高收入国家的作者则较少受到关注。
描述发表在掠夺性护理期刊上的瑞典作者的流行情况和特征。
定量描述性案例研究。
使用描述性统计分析了 2018 年和 2019 年发表在掠夺性护理期刊上的 39 篇论文的作者的学术职位和学术背景。通过搜索论文的公开列表并应用一套标准，确定了有瑞典作者参与的掠夺性护理期刊。期刊网站档案被用来识别其他有瑞典作者的论文。
本研究是按照国家法规和研究伦理原则进行的。
在发表掠夺性护理期刊的瑞典作者中，近三分之二的作者拥有高级学术职位。少数几所高等教育机构占据了大多数学术背景。研究结果表明，瑞典的高等教育机构和经验丰富的护理研究人员对掠夺性护理期刊做出了实质性的贡献，但掠夺性出版习惯可能集中在少数几个学者和研究环境中。年度比较表明，在掠夺性期刊上发表的论文的流行率可能在下降。
瑞典的护士研究人员帮助使掠夺性期刊合法化，从而危及学术护理知识的可信度。掠夺性期刊上的低质量论文可能被视为合法，并被用于进一步发展学术生涯。有经验的研究人员误导了初级同事，因为联合出版物可能成为尴尬和负担。
虽然学术护理界需要解决掠夺性出版的问题，但有希望的是，教育工作可能会对打击护理领域的掠夺性出版产生影响。
