Table 2 Knowledge of participants on academic publishing and predatory journals before the webinar
Questions | Outcomes (%/n) |
|---|---|
Do you verify journal quality before selecting a journal for submission? | |
Yes | 62 (137) |
No | 38 (84) |
According to you, what is the best quality parameter to consider when selecting a journal for publication?a | |
-Peer-review | 30.8 (68) |
-Open access | 29 (64) |
-Publishing using subscription-based model | 4.1 (9) |
-Publisher prestige | 9.5 (21) |
-The journal must be published by an international society | 10.9 (24) |
-Google Scholar indexing | 20.4 (45) |
-Pubmed indexing | 22.2 (49) |
-Scopus indexing | 75.6 (167) |
-Web of Science indexing | 33.9 (75) |
-Double indexing | 12.7 (28) |
-Triple indexing | 21.3 (47) |
-Impact factor (according to Journal Citation Report-Clarivate Analytics®) | 49.3 (109) |
Do you feel pressure to publish from your supervisor, institution, and research funding agency? | |
Yes | 43.4 (96) |
No | 31.7 (70) |
I prefer not to answer | 24.9 (55) |
Did you know about predatory journals before participating in this webinar? | |
Yes | 48.9 (108) |
No | 51.1 (113) |
Have you ever been invited to publish in a predatory journal via email? | |
Yes | 38 (84) |
No | 52.9 (117) |
I don’t know | 9 (20) |
Have you ever published articles in predatory journals? | |
Yes | 5.4 (12) |
No | 87.8 (194) |
I didn’t know if it was a predatory journal | 6.8 (15) |
Do you think that articles published in predatory journals have the same quality as those published in peer-reviewed journals? | |
Yes | 88.7 (196) |
No | 11.3 (25) |