Tokyo hospital researchers hit by 'predatory journal' taking article 'hostage' October 15, 2018 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Amid an ongoing issue with an increase of online subpar scientific "predatory journals," a research team at a medical institution here found their paper published in a questionable foreign journal against their wishes.【Related】Over 5
スーパーブランドコピー 000 Japanese articles published in 'predatory' journals【Related】Master's, doctoral degrees drop in Japan as 6 other major countries see rise【Related】Education ministry plans to support young researchers to boost int'l excellence The research team affected was that of Yuho Horikoshi, 43, of the Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center. "I would like to increase awareness of these predatory journals," he told the Mainichi Shimbun. Horikoshi and his team submitted a paper about case studies of inflammation in the knee joint to an online journal they found in November 2017. Looking at the list of previous publications of the journal on its website, Horikoshi said he did not feel as though it was not reputable. However, about a week later, along with confirmation of the posting of the article, a submission fee payment request for roughly 400,000 yen arrived from the publisher. Usually, it takes several months for careful review of a scientific paper, and since there are usually questions about the content that accompany the review, the team began to feel uneasy about the speed at which the article had been accepted. Upon researching the publisher, while the company claimed to be based in London, the team found that it was actually related to a publisher in India notorious among experts as a predatory journal. The publisher had even been deemed to be lacking in fairness and containing fallacies by a United States government institution providing research grants. When Horikoshi requested that the article be retracted, the publisher replied that they would decrease the fee and if they did retract the paper
ブランド財布コピー it would cost them roughly 110,000 yen in surcharges. "There were numerous calls trying to negotiate a price from an individual who spoke Indian English," Horikoshi said. In December 2017
コピーブランドバッグ Horikoshi and his team submitted the same article to a domestic Japanese journal. However, as review of the work neared its end around April of this year, the team noticed that the paper had already been published in the online journal. As posting the same article to different journals is seen as research fraud on the same level as fabrication and manipulation of data
スーパーコピー服 Horikoshi's team had no choice but to retract their application for the article to be published in the domestic journal. Horikoshi has protested against the publisher and requested for the paper to be deleted, but there has been no response. "The publisher can probably use the fact that they have published an article from a large hospital in Tokyo to their advantage," said Horikoshi
時計スーパーコピー his shoulders slumping. "I'm still angry that we are now involved in those predatory actions. Our work was taken hostage, and there is nothing we can do about it." The Mainichi Shimbun reached out to the publisher by email for comment on the events, but as of Oct. 14, there has been no response to the inquiry. (Japanese original by Shimpei Torii, Osaka Science & Environment News Department) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles【Related】Over 5,000 Japanese articles published in 'predatory' journals【Related】Master's, doctoral degrees drop in Japan as 6 other major countries see rise【Related】Education ministry plans to support young researchers to boost int'l excellence
