학술논문
Knowledge and Influence of Predatory Journals in Dermatology: A Pan-Austrian Survey
Document Type
article
Author
Georg Richtig; Markus Richtig; Wolfram Hoetzenecker; Werner Saxinger; Bernhard Lange-Asschenfeldt; Andreas Steiner; Robert Strohal; Christian Posch; Johann W. Bauer; Robert R. Müllegger; Teresa Deinlein; Norbert Sepp; Beatrix Volc-Platzer; Van Anh Nguyen; Matthias Schmuth; Christoph Hoeller; Gudrun Pregartner; Erika Richtig
Source
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 99, Iss 1, Pp 58-62 (2018)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0001-5555
1651-2057
00015555
1651-2057
00015555
Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and influence of predatory journals in the field of dermatology in Austria. A total of 286 physicians (50.5% men) completed a questionnaire. The vast majority of subjects read scientific articles (n = 281, 98.3%) and took them into consideration in their clinical decision-making (n = 271, 98.5% of participants that regularly read scientific literature). Open access was known by 161 (56.3%), predatory journals by 84 (29.4%), and the Beall’s list by 19 physicians (6.7%). A total of 117 participants (40.9%) had been challenged by patients with results from the scientific literature, including 9 predatory papers. Participants who knew of predatory journals had a higher level of education as well as scientific experience, and were more familiar with the open-access system (p