Predatory Articles Entering the Scientific Literature: Understanding the Proliferation of Predatory Journal Articles in Educational Research

• In Event: Advancing Our Collective Understanding of Research Use

Abstract

Predatory journals have proliferated the scientific literature in the age of online, open access publishing. In contrast to legitimate open access publishers, they contain work that has been vetted with minimal or no peer review, often in exchange for exorbitant author processing charges. To date, no work has examined the inclusion of predatory journals in legitimate databases in the field of educational research. In the current study, journals included in the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) were examined for properties of predatory journals. A total of 70 sources containing over 24,000 articles were determined to be predatory in nature. Implications for educational researchers looking to cite or publish in academic journals are discussed.

Author

• Lauren Neal, Columbus State University
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