Research on Predatory Publishing in Health Care: A Scoping Review.
Marilyn H OermannJulee WaldropLeslie H NicollGabriel M PetersonKerry Simmons DrabishHeather Carter-TempletonJacqueline K OwensTeresa MoormanBridget WebbJordan WrigleyPublished in: The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres (2023)
The purposes of the evaluated studies were similar: to understand the characteristics and extent of the problem of predatory publishing. Although literature about predatory publishing is abundant, empirical studies in health care are limited. The findings suggest that individual vigilance alone will not be enough to address this problem in the scholarly literature. Institutional policy and technical protections are also necessary to mitigate erosion of the scientific literature in health care.