Comments on: This Journal Brought to You By . . . http://acrlog.org/2009/05/09/this-journal-brought-to-you-by/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: It is hard enough to teach students about peer review « What Now? http://acrlog.org/2009/05/09/this-journal-brought-to-you-by/comment-page-1/#comment-127139 It is hard enough to teach students about peer review « What Now? Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:41:04 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1581#comment-127139 [...] by oelibrarian on June 2, 2009 This post from the ACRL blog about sponsored journal issues put out by Elesvier is interesting.  I [...] [...] by oelibrarian on June 2, 2009 This post from the ACRL blog about sponsored journal issues put out by Elesvier is interesting.  I [...]

]]> By: Orest’s Digital Journal (Orest Kinasevych) » Plagiarism and authority http://acrlog.org/2009/05/09/this-journal-brought-to-you-by/comment-page-1/#comment-126607 Orest’s Digital Journal (Orest Kinasevych) » Plagiarism and authority Tue, 26 May 2009 14:41:16 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1581#comment-126607 [...] There’s been a flurry of commentary surrounding the revelation that Elsevier was instrumental in publishing fake journals. It’s not only a serious offense insofar as scientific inquiry is concerned, but it also casts a hard, glaring light on much of what is wrong with the journal publishing model. The Association of College & Research Libraries provides some additional insights. [...] [...] There’s been a flurry of commentary surrounding the revelation that Elsevier was instrumental in publishing fake journals. It’s not only a serious offense insofar as scientific inquiry is concerned, but it also casts a hard, glaring light on much of what is wrong with the journal publishing model. The Association of College & Research Libraries provides some additional insights. [...]

]]> By: John Daly http://acrlog.org/2009/05/09/this-journal-brought-to-you-by/comment-page-1/#comment-126182 John Daly Thu, 21 May 2009 23:51:20 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1581#comment-126182 Everyone has interests. I think we need publication policies that require disclosure of those interests. I don't see anything wrong in a pharmaceutical company publishing in magazine form information targeted towards doctors and academics; the problem was in not disclosing the support and its purpose. Of course I never read the "journal", and can only suppose that it avoided fraud. I think the greater problem is what companies choose not to publish. It is important that negative results be made publicly available, even when it is against the financial interests of the company supporting the research to do so. Note that even the most reputable peer-reviewed journals tend not to accept negative results for publication. Everyone has interests. I think we need publication policies that require disclosure of those interests. I don’t see anything wrong in a pharmaceutical company publishing in magazine form information targeted towards doctors and academics; the problem was in not disclosing the support and its purpose. Of course I never read the “journal”, and can only suppose that it avoided fraud.

I think the greater problem is what companies choose not to publish. It is important that negative results be made publicly available, even when it is against the financial interests of the company supporting the research to do so. Note that even the most reputable peer-reviewed journals tend not to accept negative results for publication.

]]> By: All information is suspect - elearnspace http://acrlog.org/2009/05/09/this-journal-brought-to-you-by/comment-page-1/#comment-124871 All information is suspect - elearnspace Wed, 13 May 2009 02:15:17 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1581#comment-124871 [...] that looked like it was peer reviewed, but was sponsored by Merck. And then, only a few days later, it’s revealed that Elsevier published at least six journals in a similar “sponsored by” method. The somewhat [...] [...] that looked like it was peer reviewed, but was sponsored by Merck. And then, only a few days later, it’s revealed that Elsevier published at least six journals in a similar “sponsored by” method. The somewhat [...]

]]> By: Daily Digest for May 11th | TechTicker http://acrlog.org/2009/05/09/this-journal-brought-to-you-by/comment-page-1/#comment-124756 Daily Digest for May 11th | TechTicker Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:55 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1581#comment-124756 [...] This Journal Brought to You By . . . — 3:26pm via [...] [...] This Journal Brought to You By . . . — 3:26pm via [...]

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