{"id":23567,"date":"2024-07-01T06:53:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T06:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.avdheshsharma.com\/demystifying-open-access-part-2-what-are-the-pitfalls\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:16:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:16:07","slug":"demystifying-open-access-part-2-what-are-the-pitfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/demystifying-open-access-part-2-what-are-the-pitfalls","title":{"rendered":"Demystifying open access (part 2): What are the pitfalls?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an early career researcher or student, it\u2019s important to familiarize yourself with the ever-shifting open access (OA) landscape. This will help you to\u00a0understand why OA is relevant to you and help\u00a0prevent headaches further down the line when trying to select a journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Open access pitfalls\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The growth of OA has largely been driven by good faith efforts from the research community. However, just as some people exploit charities, some also exploit the OA ecosystem to scam money from researchers; early-career researchers are frequently targeted by predatory<\/a> entities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some journals, dubbed \u201cpredatory journals\u201d by the publishing community, offer expedited publishing, low APCs, and easy peer review. In a \u201cpublish-or-perish\u201d environment, some well-intentioned researchers can be called in by their siren song. This can result in precious budgets being wasted on a journal that fails to maintain proper archives or subject articles to actual peer review.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some researchers have created lists of predatory journals, but no volunteer-maintained list can be perfect. Therefore, it is important to spot the signs of predatory journals. If you spot any of the following, take heed; you may be dealing with a predatory journal.\u00a0<\/p>\n