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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Study bares underbelly of research -GS Mudur

Study bares underbelly of research -GS Mudur

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published Published on Dec 19, 2016   modified Modified on Dec 19, 2016
-The Telegraph

New Delhi: Faculty and scholars from some of India's leading science and engineering institutions have published academic papers in so-called "predatory journals" - online publications that accept poor-quality papers without adequate peer review, an analysis has found.

The finding reflects what some scientists say is a lack of institutional initiatives to curb poor-quality or junk research.

The analysis of 3,300 academic papers from India in predatory journals has found that while government and private colleges made up 51 per cent of the papers, national institutions contributed 11 per cent. (See chart on Page 4 )

Three Indian PhD scholars have, through this analysis, flagged concerns afresh about India's large contributions to predatory journals, which many believe are exploiting researchers who are under pressure to show papers to gain academic positions or promotions.

Their exercise, which also involved quizzing fellow researchers, has found that about 80 per cent of those who had published in predatory journals paid personally for the publication of their papers, while others used funds from their institutions or government agencies.

"Our (government) funding agencies and the University Grants Commission should act immediately to discourage publishing in predatory journals," G. Saroja Seethapathy, a PhD scholar at the school of pharmacy at the University of Oslo, Norway, who led the study, told The Telegraph .

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The Telegraph, 19 December, 2016, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161219/jsp/frontpage/story_125580.jsp#.WFdNdrmdeyB


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