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Perceptions of Turkish Academicians about Predatory Journals: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

Türk Akademisyenlerin Yağmacı Dergilere İlişkin Görüşleri: Bir Nitel Betimsel Çalışma

Pages
107–134
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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Given the reasons of academicians to publish in these journals, the results revealed that Turkish academicians strongly felt the “publish or perish” pressure and had a tendency to publish in these journals to meet the criteria for academic incentives and associate professorship applications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Over the recent years, there has been a drastic increase in the number of predatory journals exploiting the norms of publishing ethics under the disguise of open access publishing.
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Key Findings & Data:In this essence, there is a need to examine the degree to which researchers are aware of such journals to protect science ethics and science communication.
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Conclusion & Impact:Given the reasons of academicians to publish in these journals, the results revealed that Turkish academicians strongly felt the “publish or perish” pressure and had a tendency to publish in these journals to meet the criteria for academic incentives and associate professorship applications.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Yağmacı yayın · yağmacı dergi · bilim etiği

Abstract

Over the recent years, there has been a drastic increase in the number of predatory journals exploiting the norms of publishing ethics under the disguise of open access publishing. In this essence, there is a need to examine the degree to which researchers are aware of such journals to protect science ethics and science communication. To this end, this study aims to describe Turkish academicians’ understandings of predatory journals and identify their reasons to publish in them. The results from this basic qualitative descriptive study indicated that Turkish academicians had a certain degree of awareness about these journals, and the characteristics they mentioned align with the literature. Given the reasons of academicians to publish in these journals, the results revealed that Turkish academicians strongly felt the “publish or perish” pressure and had a tendency to publish in these journals to meet the criteria for academic incentives and associate professorship applications.

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Son yıllarda bilimsel etik kurallarını açık erişim maskesi altında istismar eden yağmacı dergilerin sayısında büyük bir artış olmuştur. Bu anlamda, bilim etiği ve bilimsel iletişim mantığını korumak adına bu dergilere ilişkin araştırmacıların farkındalık düzeylerinin belirlenmesi bir ihtiyaç olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu ihtiyaca hizmet etmek için, bu çalışma Türk akademisyenlerin yağmacı dergi kavramından ne anladıklarını betimlemeyi ve onları bu tür dergilerde yayın yapmak zorunda bırakan nedenleri ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Temel nitel betimsel deseninin kullanıldığı bu çalışmada edinilen nitel verilerin analizi sonucunda Türk akademisyenlerin yağmacı dergilere yönelik genel özellikleri tanıma anlamında bir farkındalık düzeyine sahip oldukları ve belirttikleri özelliklerin alanyazın ile örtüştüğü görülmüştür. Türk akademisyenleri bu dergilerde yayın yapmaya iten unsurlar konusunda, yine alanyazındakine benzer şekilde “yayınla ya da yok ol” baskısının etkisinin yoğun bir şekilde hissedildiği ve akademisyenlerin akademik teşvik ile doçentlik başvuru ölçütlerini sağlamak adına bu dergilere yayın gönderme gibi bir eğilimlerinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

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MUTLU, G. (2022). Perceptions of Turkish Academicians about Predatory Journals: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 1, 107–134. https://ajindex.com/articles/649933

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