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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

Scrutinizing predator journals in pharmacology and calculating their predatory rate.

Kopal Sharma, Meenu Rani, Lokendra Sharma

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kopal SharmaDepartment of Pharmacology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Meenu RaniDepartment of Pharmacology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Lokendra SharmaDepartment of Pharmacology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs the list of predatory journals is burgeoning, the researchers should have knowledge of calculating the predatory rate (PR) for the journals, in which they aim to publish their work and self-guard them from publishing in bogus journals. AIM AND

objectivesOur aim is to find out the predatory rate for various Pharmacology journals. MATERIALS AND

methodsHere, we have examined the recently updated list (in 2017) of standalone predatory journals created and maintained by Beall, pertinent to all auspices of pharmacology including pharmacy, pharmaceutical, and pharmacognosy. The PR of various journals was calculated.

resultsOf 131 journals, pertinent to the pharmacology field, 45.03% of them had the PR between 0.72 and 0.84. 98.5% of journals were classified as predatory, whereas only 2 (1.53%) journals were classified in the category of predatory practice.

conclusionIt should be an eye-opener to the researchers, and they should deliberately select the journals to get real recognition of their work.

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PharmacologyFraudPeriodicals as TopicPublishingBeall's listpharmacology journalspredatory rate

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PMID31391687
PMCPMC6644187

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