Publishing in predatory language and linguistics journals: Authors’ experiences and motivations

This study examines the experiences and motivations of language and linguistics academics who have published in potential predatory journals (PPJs). A questionnaire was administered to 2,793 academics with publications in 63 language and linguistics PPJs, and 213 of them returned their responses. A...

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Published in:Language teaching 2023-07, Vol.56 (3), p.297-312
Main Authors: Nejadghanbar, Hassan, Hu, Guangwei, Jahangiri Babadi, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asians
Authors
Deception
Doctoral Degrees
Editorials
English Instruction
Faculty Publishing
Foreign Countries
Fraud
Information Literacy
Knowledge Level
Language
Language Research
Linguistics
Literacy
Misconceptions
Neoliberalism
Open access
Periodicals
Publishing Industry
Qualitative research
Quality Control
Reputation
Scholarly publishing
Self Concept
Social identity
Study
Subscriptions
Teaching
Universities
Writing for Publication
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Summary:This study examines the experiences and motivations of language and linguistics academics who have published in potential predatory journals (PPJs). A questionnaire was administered to 2,793 academics with publications in 63 language and linguistics PPJs, and 213 of them returned their responses. A subsample of the respondents (n = 21) also contributed qualitative data through semi-structured interviews or email responses to open-ended questions. Analyses of the survey data found that the authors were mainly from Asia, mostly had a doctorate, chose the PPJs chiefly for fast publication and/or meeting degree or job requirements, were predominantly of the opinion that the PPJs were reputable, and commonly reported positive impacts of publishing in the PPJs on their studies or academic careers. A thematic analysis of the qualitative data revealed five main themes: unawareness, unrelenting publication pressures, low information literacy, social identity threat, and failure to publish in top-tier journals.
ISSN:0261-4448
1475-3049
DOI:10.1017/S0261444822000490