Keywords: Access to Information, Authorship, Editorial Policies, Fraud, Open Access Publishing / standards, Peer Review, Scientific Misconduct

Abstract

The authors have highlighted the ever-spreading menace of fake research and predatory journalism in the medicine. The lack of incentives and facilities for genuine research, coupled with compulsion to publish a minimum number of papers for promotions, have forced the authors to adopt the short-cut and choose the journals, which are willing to publish for money, without rigorous peer-review. This tendency can only be curtailed by strict adherence to the rules already set by international agencies.

Key words: Access to Information; Authorship; Editorial Policies; Fraud; Open Access Publishing / standards; Peer Review; Scientific Misconduct

Citation: Saleem H, Iqbal A. The scam of the research world: the predatory practices. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2022;26(4):430-432; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v26i4.1943

Received: June 14, 2022; Reviewed: June 22, 2022; Accepted: July 06, 2022

Author Biographies

Huma Saleem

Consultant Anesthetist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan

Almas Iqbal

Consultant Anesthetist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan