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When Peril Responds To Plague: Predatory Journal Engagement With Covid-19, Ryan M. Allen
When Peril Responds To Plague: Predatory Journal Engagement With Covid-19, Ryan M. Allen
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Purpose
The academic community has warned that predatory journals may attempt to capitalize on the confusion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to further publish low quality academic work, eroding the credibility of scholarly publishing.
Design/methodology/approach
This article first chronicles the risks of predatory publishing, especially related to misinformation surrounding health research. Next, the author offers an empirical investigation of how predatory publishing has engaged with COVID-19, with an emphasis on journals related to virology, immunology and epidemiology as identified through Cabells' Predatory Reports, through a content analysis of publishers' websites and a comparison to a sample from DOAJ.
Findings
The …