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Published on: October 24, 2019
Predatory Medical Journals in Patent Literature: A Hidden Threat
Mihály Hegedűs1,2, Mehdi Dadkhah3, Lóránt Dénes Dávid4,5,6,7
1Department of Finance and Accounting, Tomori Pál College, Budapest, Hungary.
Purpose:
The negative impact of potential predatory journals has been widely discussed, primarily within academic contexts. However, their influence beyond academia remains underexplored. This study aims to address that gap.
Methods:
The current editorial utilised a sample list of 8 potential predatory medical journals. We compiled a list of potential predatory medical journals using the discontinued titles list in Scopus and the current blocklists. Then their patent-to-paper citations have been examined to understand the dissemination of questionable medical publications outside of academia.
Results:
This indicates that potential predatory medical journals received 483,848 citations from scholarly works and 4,251 citations from patents.
Conclusion:
When patents cite papers from predatory journals, flawed information may propagate, or potentially leading to wrongful patent rejections and wasted resources. This serves as a warning for the patent community to take action against potential predatory journals.
Insights
Potential predatory medical journals are cited in patents, spreading flawed information and risking patent rejections. The patent community must act against these predatory publications to safeguard research integrity and resources.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research
- Bibliometrics
- Intellectual Property
Background:
- Predatory journals pose a threat to academic integrity.
- Their impact beyond academia, particularly in patent literature, is not well understood.
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