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An Analysis of Solicitations From Predatory Journals in Ophthalmology.
Justin, Grant A; Huang, Charles; Nguyen, Michael K; Lee, Jessica; Seddon, Ian; Wesley, Treven A; Bakri, Sophie J; Peter Campbell, J; Cavuoto, Kara; Collins, Megan; Gedde, Steven J; Kossler, Andrea L; Milman, Tatyana; Shukla, Aakriti; Sridhar, Jayanth; Syed, Zeba A; Williams, Jr Basil K; Woreta, Fasika A; Patel, Samir N; Yonekawa, Yoshihiro.
Affiliation
  • Justin GA; From the Duke Eye Center (G.A.J.), Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Surgery (G.A.J.), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
  • Huang C; Sidney Kimmel Medical College (C.H., M.K.N., J.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Nguyen MK; Sidney Kimmel Medical College (C.H., M.K.N., J.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Lee J; Sidney Kimmel Medical College (C.H., M.K.N., J.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Seddon I; Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (I.S.), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
  • Wesley TA; SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (T.A.W.), Brooklyn, New York, USA.
  • Bakri SJ; Department of Ophthalmology (S.J.B.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
  • Peter Campbell J; Department of Ophthalmology (J.P.C.), Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
  • Cavuoto K; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
  • Collins M; Department of Ophthalmology (M.C., F.A.W.), Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Gedde SJ; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
  • Kossler AL; Byers Eye Institute (A.L.K.), School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
  • Milman T; Department of Pathology (T.M.), Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Shukla A; Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute (A.S.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
  • Sridhar J; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
  • Syed ZA; Cornea Service (Z.A.S.), Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Williams JBK; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
  • Woreta FA; Department of Ophthalmology (M.C., F.A.W.), Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Patel SN; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Retina Vitreous Consultants (S.N.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Yonekawa Y; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: yyonekawa@midatlanticretina.com.
Am J Ophthalmol ; 264: 216-223, 2024 Aug.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38490339
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To evaluate trends associated with email communication from potentially predatory publishers to faculty in ophthalmology.

DESIGN:

Cross-sectional study

METHODS:

Ophthalmologists (n = 14) from various subspecialties and institutions were recruited to participate. Participants identified unsolicited emails that they had received originating from publishers in May 2021. Information collected included details on email contents and publisher organizations. Trends in communications from predatory publishers were evaluated.

RESULTS:

Over a 30-day study period, a total of 1813 emails were received from 383 unique publishers and 696 unique journals, with a mean (SD) of 4.73 (2.46) emails received per day per participant. Of the 1813 emails identified, 242 (13%) emails were invitations to conferences, whereas 1440 (80%) were solicitations for article submissions to open-access, pay-to-publish journals. A total of 522 (29.0%) emails were related to ophthalmology, and reference to a prior publication of the participant occurred in 262 emails (14%). Of the 696 unique journals identified, 174 (25%) journals were indexed on PubMed and 426 (61%) were listed on Beall's list. When comparing journals that were listed on PubMed vs those that were not, PubMed indexed journals had a higher impact factor (2.1 vs 1.5, P = .002), were less likely to use "greetings" (76% vs 91%, P < .001), had fewer spelling/grammar errors (40% vs 51%, P = .01), and were less likely to offer rapid publication (16% vs 25%, P = .02).

CONCLUSIONS:

Unsolicited requests to publish occur frequently and may diminish the quality of the scientific literature. We encourage individuals in ophthalmology to be aware of these trends in predatory publishing.
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