{"id":363,"date":"2018-08-17T10:51:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T14:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/research-integrity\/?page_id=363"},"modified":"2021-08-20T09:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:43:51","slug":"in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/research-integrity\/in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"In the news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2021:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be careful where you publish: Fake\/predatory journals hijacking or cloning legit journals. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cabells.com\/2021\/08\/18\/there-was-an-attempt-to-hijack-a-journal\/\">There was an attempt to hijack a journal\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"doc_name f2-ns f3 mv0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/oig-details-missteps-by-universities-4974051\/\"><strong>OIG Details Missteps by Universities Handling Suspected Misconduct in NSF-Funded Research.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Plagiarism in grant proposals is a problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s publish or perish environment, scholars and publishers can both be predatory.\u00a0 This article takes a look at where we stand, why, and has useful tips for avoiding the predatory journals and conferences (<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/co-anesthesiology\/Abstract\/publishahead\/Predatory_journals_and_conferences__why_fake.98799.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Predatory journals and Conferences: why fake counts<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Good news is that we seem to be recognizing the issues with publications in questionable quality journals such that they are not being cited (<a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/ftp\/arxiv\/papers\/1912\/1912.10228.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Frequently are Articles in Predatory Open Access Journals Cited)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-019-03759-y\">A definition for Predatory journals and publishers<\/a>:\u201cPredatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and\/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices.\u201d (Grudniewicz etal 2019 Nature 576:210-212)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/news\/2019\/03\/duke-university-settles-research-misconduct-lawsuit-1125-million\">Misconduct by faculty member costs Duke University $112.5M\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2018\/08\/13\/are-you-liable-for-misconduct-by-scientific-collaborators-what-a-recent-court-decision-means-for-scientists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are you liable for misconduct by scientific collaborators?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> Answer seems to be YES.<\/p>\n<p>OMICS, and affiliated companies ImedPub and Conference Series, one of the largest &#8216;predatory&#8217; publishers and conference organizers\u00a0 is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to have them change their predatory ways. The complaint filed in 2016 is working its way through the system:\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/enforcement\/cases-proceedings\/152-3113\/federal-trade-commission-v-omics-group-inc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OMICS &#8211; FTC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ORI (Office of Research Integrity)<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ori.hhs.gov\/index.php\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newsletter<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ori.hhs.gov\/index.php\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a> provides access to information and resources.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest from <a href=\"https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Retraction Watch,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0a blog on scientific paper retractions and related activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021: Be careful where you publish: Fake\/predatory journals hijacking or cloning legit journals. 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