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ArticleAdvanced pharmaceutical bulletin2025

Predatory Medical Journals in Patent Literature: A Hidden Threat.

Mihály Hegedűs, Mehdi Dadkhah, Lóránt Dénes Dávid

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Article in Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mihály HegedűsDepartment of Finance and Accounting, Tomori Pál College, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8064-0208
Mehdi DadkhahDepartment of Sustainable Tourism, Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Gödöllő, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-4762
Lóránt Dénes DávidDepartment of Tourism and Hospitality, Faculty of Economics and Business, John von Neumann University, Kecskemét, Hungary.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7880-9860

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The negative impact of potential predatory journals has been widely discussed, primarily within academic contexts. However, their influence beyond academia remains underexplored. This study aims to address that gap. Methods: The current editorial utilised a sample list of 8 potential predatory medical journals. We compiled a list of potential predatory medical journals using the discontinued titles list in Scopus and the current blocklists. Then their patent-to-paper citations have been examined to understand the dissemination of questionable medical publications outside of academia. Results: This indicates that potential predatory medical journals received 483,848 citations from scholarly works and 4,251 citations from patents. Conclusion: When patents cite papers from predatory journals, flawed information may propagate, or potentially leading to wrongful patent rejections and wasted resources. This serves as a warning for the patent community to take action against potential predatory journals.

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Circular economyIntellectual propertyPatentPotential predatory journalsPredatory journalsSustainable development goals

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PMID41835061
PMCPMC12980281

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