Fake Journals, spurious published papers and bogus impact factors: Need for an overhaul and transparency for an academic perspective
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background Since over the last more than several decades there has been mushrooming growth of journals and/or publication agencies which mimic the peer-reviewed scientific journals. This article entails the fabrication of the network of some of the bogus impact factors and misnomer terms, such as Universal Impact Factor (UIF), Global Impact Factor (GIG), Cite-factor and even a fake Thomson Reuters Company for commercial purposes. The recent explosion in the number of rapacious journals has led to the appearance of websites that provide spurious impact factors. It is believed that academic associations, universities, and research funding bodies must take action to annul these questionable practices. The misleading metrics and fake impact factors have damaged the prestige and reliability of scientific research and scholarly journals. Methodology To accomplish the target, peer-reviewed English language articles published during third millennium up to 2017 were selected from Pub Med, Pub Med Central, Science Direct, Up-to-date, Med Line, comprehensive databases, Cochrane library, and the Internet (Google, Yahoo). Review of Literature: In the recent years, the world of academic publishing has rampantly become contaminated by fake impact factors and misleading metrics that are launched by fake Journals. It involved predatory publishers using spams fake metrics, by which they cause problems to the science and universities. The review constituted a systematic search of literature on such journals and impact factors.
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Shoeb Qureshi
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