Predatory Journals

Reminder to Faculty: Exercise Caution When Submitting Manuscripts and Avoid Predatory Journals

Research and Development Office Notice No. 1110254
July 4, 2023

In recent years, the issues of predatory journals, predatory conferences, and mega-journals have continued to attract considerable attention and discussion within the academic community. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has not only requested that universities strengthen efforts to educate faculty members and students on how to identify and prevent predatory publishing practices, but has also urged universities to exercise greater scrutiny when conducting faculty qualification reviews and handling various awards, subsidies, and funding programs.

The National Science and Technology Council (formerly the Ministry of Science and Technology) has issued a statement emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy academic research and publishing environment and encouraging scholars to publish their research findings in reputable journals and conferences recognized by the academic community.

In response, some universities and their departments and institutes in Taiwan have adopted various measures, including strengthening awareness campaigns and training programs, developing relevant guidelines, compiling lists of reputable or potentially questionable journals, and conducting enhanced substantive reviews of publications in journals of concern when evaluating faculty appointments, promotions, awards, or subsidies. In some cases, rewards or subsidies may also be reduced. In addition, individual academic disciplines have been discussing issues such as how to identify predatory journals, the proportion of publications in predatory journals relative to those in traditional journals, and whether publications in such journals should affect the evaluation and review of research proposals.

In short, publishing research findings in predatory journals or presenting them at predatory conferences may affect faculty appointments, promotions, research proposals, awards, and subsidies, as well as the academic reputation of both individual researchers and the university. The potential impact can therefore be significant.

Accordingly, all faculty members are strongly encouraged to exercise caution before submitting manuscripts and to follow the principle of “Stop, Look, and Listen” when considering academic publications. Careful evaluation before submission can help prevent valuable research成果 gained through considerable time and effort from being compromised or wasted.

   

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