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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology2024

An Analysis of Solicitations From Predatory Journals in Ophthalmology.

Grant A Justin, Charles Huang, Michael K Nguyen, Jessica Lee, Ian Seddon, Treven A Wesley, Sophie J Bakri, J Peter Campbell, Kara Cavuoto, Megan Collins and 10 more

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. 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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Grant A JustinFrom the Duke Eye Center (G.A.J.), Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Surgery (G.A.J.), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Charles HuangSidney Kimmel Medical College (C.H., M.K.N., J.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael K NguyenSidney Kimmel Medical College (C.H., M.K.N., J.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jessica LeeSidney Kimmel Medical College (C.H., M.K.N., J.L.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Wills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ian SeddonNova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (I.S.), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Treven A WesleySUNY Downstate College of Medicine (T.A.W.), Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Sophie J BakriDepartment of Ophthalmology (S.J.B.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
J Peter CampbellDepartment of Ophthalmology (J.P.C.), Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Kara CavuotoBascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Megan CollinsDepartment of Ophthalmology (M.C., F.A.W.), Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Steven J GeddeBascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Andrea L KosslerByers Eye Institute (A.L.K.), School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Tatyana MilmanDepartment of Pathology (T.M.), Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Aakriti ShuklaEdward S. Harkness Eye Institute (A.S.), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Jayanth SridharBascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Zeba A SyedCornea Service (Z.A.S.), Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jr Basil K WilliamsBascom Palmer Eye Institute (K.C., S.J.G., J.S., B.K.W.), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Fasika A WoretaDepartment of Ophthalmology (M.C., F.A.W.), Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Samir N PatelWills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Retina Vitreous Consultants (S.N.P.), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yoshihiro YonekawaWills Eye Hospital (C.H., M.K.N., J.L., S.N.P., Y.Y.), Mid Atlantic Retina, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: yyonekawa@midatlanticretina.com.

Funding

Proteomics CoreP30EY010572 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Kate E Keller · 1995 to 2026
$19.4M
Clinical and Genetic Analysis of Retinopathy of PrematurityR01EY019474 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI CAMPBELL, JOHN PETER · 2010 to 2020
$7.0M
Artificial Intelligence Assisted Panoramic Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Retinopathy of PrematurityR01HD107494 · NICHD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI John Peter Campbell, Yifan Jian · 2021 to 2026
$2.4M
Mentored Vision Clinician-Scientist Program at OHSUK12EY027720 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI David Huang · 2018 to 2026
$2.2M
Clinical and genetic analysis of retinopathy of prematurityR01HD107493 · NICHD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI CAMPBELL, JOHN PETER · 2021 to 2023
$1.8M
Artificial intelligence assisted panoramic Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Retinopathy of PrematurityR01EY031331 · NEI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI CAMPBELL, JOHN PETER, JIAN, YIFAN · 2020 to 2020
$342k
NEI NIH HHS K12 EY027720NEI NIH HHS P30 EY010572NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019474NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031331NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD107493NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD107494
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate trends associated with email communication from potentially predatory publishers to faculty in ophthalmology.

designCross-sectional study

methodsOphthalmologists (n = 14) from various subspecialties and institutions were recruited to participate. Participants identified unsolicited emails that they had received originating from publishers in May 2021. Information collected included details on email contents and publisher organizations. Trends in communications from predatory publishers were evaluated.

resultsOver a 30-day study period, a total of 1813 emails were received from 383 unique publishers and 696 unique journals, with a mean (SD) of 4.73 (2.46) emails received per day per participant. Of the 1813 emails identified, 242 (13%) emails were invitations to conferences, whereas 1440 (80%) were solicitations for article submissions to open-access, pay-to-publish journals. A total of 522 (29.0%) emails were related to ophthalmology, and reference to a prior publication of the participant occurred in 262 emails (14%). Of the 696 unique journals identified, 174 (25%) journals were indexed on PubMed and 426 (61%) were listed on Beall's list. When comparing journals that were listed on PubMed vs those that were not, PubMed indexed journals had a higher impact factor (2.1 vs 1.5, P = .002), were less likely to use "greetings" (76% vs 91%, P < .001), had fewer spelling/grammar errors (40% vs 51%, P = .01), and were less likely to offer rapid publication (16% vs 25%, P = .02).

conclusionsUnsolicited requests to publish occur frequently and may diminish the quality of the scientific literature. We encourage individuals in ophthalmology to be aware of these trends in predatory publishing.

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Electronic MailOphthalmologyPeriodicals as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPublishing

Identifiers

PMID38490339
PMCPMC11257792

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