Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of Both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals

Autor/inn/en	Olivarez, Joseph D.; Bales, Stephen; Sare, Laura; vanDuinkerken, Wyoma
Titel	Format Aside: Applying Beall's Criteria to Assess the Predatory Nature of Both OA and Non-OA Library and Information Science Journals
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 79 (2018) 1, S.52-67 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
Schlagwörter	Information Science; Library Science; Periodicals; Evaluation Criteria; Publishing Industry; Interrater Reliability; Failure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationswissenschaft; Bibliothekswissenschaft; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Interrater-Reliabilität
Abstract	Jeffrey Beall's blog listing of potential predatory journals and publishers, as well as his "Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access (OA) Publishers" are often looked at as tools to help researchers avoid publishing in predatory journals. While these "Criteria" have brought a greater awareness of OA predatory journals, these tools alone should not be used as the only source in determining the quality of a scholarly journal. Employing a three-person independent judgment-making panel, this study demonstrates the subjective nature of Beall's "Criteria" by applying his "Criteria" to both OA and non-OA Library and Information Science journals (LIS), to demonstrate that traditional peer-reviewed journals could be considered predatory. Many of these LIS journals are considered as top-tier publications in the field and used when evaluating researcher's publication history for promotion and tenure. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01