Cook Florence, Govender Roganie, Brennan Peter A
University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK.
University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, UK; Head & Neck Academic Centre, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, UK.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2023 Apr;61(3):245-247. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.02.005. Epub 2023 Mar 4.
Predatory publishers, also known as counterfeit, deceptive, or fraudulent, are organisations that exploit the open-access scholarly model by charging hefty article processing charges (APCs), often without the scientific rigour and ethical processes offered by legitimate journals. Their rising prevalence is of concern to the scientific community, as the consequences of falling victim to them can negatively impact academic integrity and reputation, and render an author's work worthless and untrustworthy. Common characteristics include inappropriate marketing and misrepresentation of services by targeting individuals with solicitation emails, inadequate peer-review processes, lack of editorial services and transparency about APCs, and false claims about citation metrics and indexing that cannot be verified. Given the infiltration of predatory publishers, authors are advised to proceed with caution when receiving solicitation emails and if in doubt, to follow the Think, Check, Submit checklist.
掠夺性出版商，也被称为假冒、欺骗性或欺诈性出版商，是指那些利用开放获取学术模式，收取高额论文处理费（APC）的组织，它们往往缺乏正规期刊所具备的科学严谨性和道德流程。其日益普遍的现象引起了科学界的关注，因为成为它们的受害者所带来的后果可能会对学术诚信和声誉产生负面影响，使作者的作品变得毫无价值且不可信。常见特征包括通过发送 solicitation 电子邮件针对个人进行不当营销和服务虚假陈述、同行评审流程不完善、缺乏编辑服务以及关于 APC 的透明度不足，以及对无法核实的引用指标和索引的虚假声称。鉴于掠夺性出版商的渗透，建议作者在收到 solicitation 电子邮件时谨慎行事，如有疑问，可遵循“思考、检查、提交”清单。
