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Alerting the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) research community to the risks of predator

19 May 2022

Alerting the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) research community to the risks of predatory journals and conferences Published in March 2022, Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences, an InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)1 report, gave a stark warning to the global research community and wider stakeholders on the growth of predatory journals and conferences, and their damaging. [...] Organisations representing the HASS research community – including national academies and professional societies – have a vital role to play in raising awareness of these damaging and pervasive practices to preserve the integrity of HASS research in the public and private sector. [...] The potential infiltration of predatory publishing in the global research community is a concern and risks undermining the integrity of research in all disciplines, including HASS. [...] To protect against predatory practices, representative HASS research bodies at national, regional and global levels – whether funding councils, academies, professional societies or unions – can: • Run programmes that highlight the dangers of predatory journals and conferences, such as virtual open webinars that focus on raising awareness of predatory practices, including how to avoid them and the. [...] • Incorporate targeted training on the dangers of predatory practices and how to identify them in their training programmes for members of selection/promotion committees and for early career researchers and their supervisors, for example.
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