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#AbstractingAndIndexing

Joanna Ball of @DOAJ presents how the index is a gold standard for Open Access journals and is used as a trust marker by librarians, researchers, and other literature services.

#OpenAccess #JournalPublishing #PublicationEthics #AbstractingAndIndexing #AcademicJournals #AcademicPublishing #EASEevents #EASEoslo

DOAJ Quality investigations

Clear and reliable key information
The journal's website clearly presents information about the editorial board, the journal's ownership, and contact details

Composition of the journal's editorial board
The editorial board list is current, and members' credentials can be verified

Peer review process
Peer review process is thorough and robust to ensure the reliability of published content

Reputation of the journal
No use of self-created impact factors, unverified metrics, or false claims about the journal's indexing

Journal management and operation
The journal maintains rigorous oversight of the entire publishing process

Last year, Scopus blitzed all links to journal websites from their profiles in a clumsy reaction to their data being infiltrated by journal hijackers, i.e., fraudsters who pose as a real journal.

Did it work? No. They're still indexing hijacked content, notes Anna Abalkina on Retraction Watch.

https://retractionwatch.com/2024/06/18/journal-hijackers-still-infiltrate-scopus-despite-its-efforts/

#Scopus #HijackedJournals #PublicationEthics #AnnaAbalkina #RetractionWatch #AbstractingAndIndexing #ScientificFraud #JournalPublication #PredatoryJournals #PredatoryPublishing

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