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Predatory conferences: a systematic scoping review.

Tove Godskesen^1,2, Stefan Eriksson², Marilyn H Oermann³

¹Department of Health Care Sciences, Marie Cederschiöld University, Stockholm, Sweden tove.godskesen@crb.uu.se.

|November 30, 2022

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Research on predatory conferences is scarce. Key characteristics include spam invitations and high fees, with education and institutional responsibility proposed as countermeasures.

Keywords:

medical ethics qualitative research statistics & research methods

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Area of Science:

Covers a wide range of scientific disciplines, including nursing, medicine, energy, technology, and computer science.

Background:

Predatory conferences pose a threat to scholarly integrity.
Research on this topic is limited, necessitating a systematic overview.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically map the scholarly literature on predatory conferences.
To describe the current state of research and prevalent attitudes regarding these conferences.

Main Methods:

Scoping review adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.
Searched four major databases (PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection) and reference lists.
Included peer-reviewed publications, letters, and commentaries; excluded editorials and literature reviews.

Main Results:

20 papers from 12 countries were included, with over half being empirical and published after 2017.
Common characteristics include spam invitations, flattering language, unknown organizers, copied images, high fees, lack of peer review, and broad scope.
Suggested reasons for participation relate to academic context, misleading information, attractive locations, and researcher characteristics.

Conclusions:

A significant scarcity of research on predatory conferences was identified.
Encourages funders, journals, and research institutions to support future empirical and analytical research.
Proposes increased education, emphasizing university/funder responsibilities, and publishing lists of predatory publishers as countermeasures.