TY - JOUR
T1 - Publishing at any cost?
T2 - The need for the improvement of the quality of scholarly publications
AU - José Sá, Maria
AU - Ferreira, Carlos Miguel
AU - Santos, Ana Isabel
AU - Serpa, Sandro
N1 - UIDB/04647/2020
UIDP/04647/2020
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - At a time of great dynamism among publishers of scientific publications, with the inevitability of Open Access and the ease of publishing online at low cost, it is possible to find publications with different levels of scientific respectability. In this context, the improvement of the quality of scholarly publications emerges as a critical element for publishers, authors and academic institutions, as well as for society in general. This opinion piece discusses Open Access journals with different levels of quality, focusing on the following quality-promoting measures: blacklists, author’s preparation, and institutional prevention. The analysis allows concluding that the open review will be one of the key elements in the process of clarification and promotion of the level of quality and consequent scientific respectability of each of the Journals, of the thousands currently existing, a number that is likely to increase.
AB - At a time of great dynamism among publishers of scientific publications, with the inevitability of Open Access and the ease of publishing online at low cost, it is possible to find publications with different levels of scientific respectability. In this context, the improvement of the quality of scholarly publications emerges as a critical element for publishers, authors and academic institutions, as well as for society in general. This opinion piece discusses Open Access journals with different levels of quality, focusing on the following quality-promoting measures: blacklists, author’s preparation, and institutional prevention. The analysis allows concluding that the open review will be one of the key elements in the process of clarification and promotion of the level of quality and consequent scientific respectability of each of the Journals, of the thousands currently existing, a number that is likely to increase.
KW - Academic publications
KW - Legitimate journals
KW - Open review
KW - Quality assessment
KW - Scholarly publications
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089913620&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5430/ijhe.v9n3p214
DO - 10.5430/ijhe.v9n3p214
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089913620
SN - 1927-6044
VL - 9
SP - 214
EP - 221
JO - International Journal of Higher Education
JF - International Journal of Higher Education
IS - 3
ER -