Revistas depredadoras y secuestradas en cirugía. Qué se debe saber sobre ellas y cómo evitarlas

Las revistas depredadoras (RD), constituyen una gran amenaza para la publicación contemporánea, ya que ofrecen una publicación rápida de acceso abierto a cambio de tarifas sin procedimientos de revisión por pares para científicos jóvenes o inexpertos. Son compañías que priorizan el interés propio a expensas de la academia, caracterizándose por entregar información falsa o engañosa, distorsión de las mejores prácticas editoriales y de publicación, falta de transparencia y uso de tácticas de solicitud de manuscritos indiscriminadas y agresivas. El objetivo de este manuscrito fue generar un documento de estudio sobre las RD y secuestradas; así como de las conferencias depredadoras en cirugía.

Predatory journals (PD) are a major threat to contemporary publishing, as they offer rapid open access publication for fees without peer review procedures for young or inexperienced scientists. Are companies that prioritize self-interest at the expense of academia, characterized by providing false or misleading information, misrepresentation of publishing and editorial best practices, lack of transparency, and use of indiscriminate and aggressive manuscript solicitation tactics. The aim of this manuscript was to generate a study document regarding the PD, hijacked journals and predatory conferences in surgery.

Bibliometric indicators in Physical Education research: Brazil in comparison / Indicadores bibliométricos na pesquisa em Educação Física: o Brasil em comparação / Indicadores bibliométricos en la investigación en Educación Física: Brasil en comparación

ABSTRACT Scopus and Web of Science were used to evaluate papers on Physical Education worldwide and in Brazil. Most documents are published in the USA and England, Brazil being the 6th largest. Brazilians tend to publish in Brazil. Countries with a higher % of documents in Q1 journals have higher % of top 10% cited documents. Most countries increase their Top 10% score when publishing in open access, while Brazil decreases. Differentiation between country clusters is due to % documents in Q1 journals, international collaboration, Open Access, citations/paper and documents in Top 10%. Brazil researches similar topics to those worldwide. Publishing in Q1 journals, and more industry and international collaboration can increase the impact of publications by Brazilian authors.

RESUMO Scopus e Web of Science foram usados ​​para avaliar artigos sobre Educação Física no mundo e no Brasil. A maioria dos documentos é publicada nos EUA e na Inglaterra, sendo o Brasil o 6º maior. Brasileiros tendem a publicar no Brasil. Os países com maior % de documentos em periódicos do 1º quartil têm maior % dos citados. A maioria dos países aumenta seu impacto publicando em acesso aberto, enquanto o Brasil diminui. A diferença entre países deve-se à % de documentos em periódicos do 1º quartil, colaboração internacional, acesso aberto, citações/artigos e documentos no Top 10%. O Brasil pesquisa temas semelhantes aos do mundo. A publicação em periódicos do 1º quartil, mais colaboração industrial e internacional podem aumentar o impacto das publicações de autores brasileiros.

RESUMEN Scopus y Web of Science se utilizaron para evaluar artículos sobre Educación Física en el mundo y Brasil. La mayoría de los documentos se publican en EEUU e Inglaterra, siendo Brasil el sexto más grande. Los brasileños tienden a publicar en Brasil. Los países con un % más alto de documentos en revistas Q1 tienen un % más alto citados en el 10% superior, y publican en acceso abierto, mientras que Brasil disminuye. La diferenciación entre países se debe a % de documentos en revistas Q1, colaboración internacional, acceso abierto, citas/artículo y documentos en el 10% superior. Brasil investiga temas similares a los del mundo. La publicación en revistas Q1, una mayor colaboración internacional y de la industria pueden aumentar el impacto de las publicaciones de autores brasileños.

Publicações científicas ampliadas uma revisão integrativa / Extended scientific publications: an integrative review / Publicaciones científicas extendidas: una revisión integradora

Objetivo: investigar o estado da arte das publicações científicas ampliadas voltadas para a dinamização da ciência. Método: pesquisa qualitativa de cunho integrativo nas seguintes bases de dados Web of Science, Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts e Scopus via Portal Periódicos Capes, Dimensions, PLOS ONE, Base de Dados Referencial de Artigos de Periódicos em Ciência da Informação e Scientific Eletronic Library Online no período de junho de 2022. Resultados: onze artigos divididos em duas categorias: caracterização das publicações ampliadas e infraestrutura de suporte para as publicações ampliadas. Conclusão: apesar de multivariadas, as publicações ampliadas possuem características peculiares que as tornam objetos digitais compostos e dinâmicos e com melhor experiência para o usuário. Os artigos apontam que não há infraestrutura de suporte nas plataformas de periódicos e quando encontrado, se apresenta simples e com poucos recursos.

Objectives: to investigate the state of the art of expanded scientific publications aimed at boosting science. Method: qualitative research of an integrative nature in the following databases: Web of Science, Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts and Scopus via Portal Periodicals Capes, Dimensions, PLOS ONE, Reference Database of Journal Articles in Science of Information and Scientific Electronic Library Online in the period of June 2022. Results: eleven articles divided into two categories: characterization of expanded publications and support infrastructure for expanded publications. Conclusion: Despite being multivariate, expanded publications have peculiar characteristics that make them composite and dynamic digital objects with a better user experience. The articles point out that there is no support infrastructure on journal platforms and when found, it is simple and with few resources.

Objetivos:investigar el estado del arte de las publicaciones científicas ampliadas destinadas al impulso de la ciência. Método: investigación cualitativa de carácter integrador em las siguients bases de datos: Web of Science, Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts y Scopus vía Portal Periodicals Capes, Dimensions, PLOS ONE, Reference Database of Journal Articles in Science of Information y Scientific Electronic Library Online en el período de junio de 2022. Resultados:once artículos divididos em dos ctegorías: caracterización de publicaciones expandidas e infraestructura de soporte para publicaciones expandidas. Conclusión: a pesar de ser multivariadas, las publicaciones expandidas tienen características peculiares que las convierten em objetos digitales compuestos y dinâmicos com uma mejor ecperiencia de usuário. Los artículos señalan que no existe uma infraestructura de apovo em las plataformas de revistas y cuando se encuentra es sencilla y com pocos recursos.

Homenaje a la Revista Médica de Chile en sus 150 años de vida (1872-2022) / A tribute to Revista Médica de Chile on its 150th Anniversary (1872-2022)

Revista Médica de Chile was founded in 1872 by Sociedad Médica de Santiago (currently Chilean Society of Internal Medicine) and it is one out of twenty five medical journals founded during the XIX Century that still remain active. In monthly issues it presents clinical and biomedical research articles, as well as research and position papers dealing with medical education, public health or medical ethics. Special attention receive the impact on health care given by the emergence of new private medical schools in Chile, the relevance of methodologies to assess clinical competences in graduates, the certification of specialty programs and specialists, the appropiate use of simulators in clinical training, telemedicine, organ transplants, and current issues in medical ethics, such as abortions and euthanasia. Institutional and international collaboration in medical research is clearly reflected in recent years. Articles are subjected to external peer review and ICMJE Recommendations are carefully considered throughout the review process. Most articles are published in Spanish but English abstracts are mandatory and a growing number of articles are currently published in English. An Open Access electronic version is published by SciELO. Revista Médica de Chile is indexed in the most important international data bases and it is a member of the ICMJE ruling committee. The long life and prestige of this journal can be considered a testimony of the cultural heritage and progress in Chilean medicine.

De la tecnocracia a la equidad y la sustentabilidad: por otra ciencia abierta / Da tecnocracia à equidade e à sustentabilidade: por uma outra ciência aberta / From technocracy to equity and sustainability: for another open science

Fue por medio de los estudios sobre softwares de periódicos científicos que Juan Pablo Alperin comenzó a desarrollar investigaciones sobre la comunicación científica, principalmente en relación a la temática de acceso abierto y su cuestión más amplia que envuelve la ciencia abierta. En entrevista con la Reciis, el profesor e investigador argumenta que es preciso pensar en cómo abrir el acceso al conocimiento y no apenas garantirlo. En ese sentido, la reflexión sobre cómo hacer ciencia abierta promueve discusiones para tornar el sistema de investigación científica con más equidad y más colaborativo. El profesor comenta sobre los efectos positivos y los desafíos que la pandemia de covid-19 promueve en relación a la comunicación científica. Alperin destaca iniciativas en la América Latina volcadas a una ciencia más democrática y reafirma la necesidad de defender una ciencia abierta que interrogue su modo de actuar, siendo con eso, menos tecnocrática. Juan Pablo Alperin es profesor asociado de la Simon Fraser University

Foi por meio dos estudos sobre softwares de periódicos científicos que Juan Pablo Alperin passou a desenvolver pesquisas sobre a comunicação científica, principalmente em relação à temática de acesso aberto e sua questão mais ampla que envolve a ciência aberta. Em entrevista à Reciis, o professor e pesquisador argumenta que é preciso pensar em como se abrir o acesso ao conhecimento e não apenas garanti-lo. Nesse sentido, a reflexão sobre como fazer ciência aberta promove discussões para tornar o sistema de pesquisa científica mais equânime e colaborativo. O professor comenta sobre os efeitos positivos e os desafios que a pandemia de covid-19 promoveu em relação à comunicação científica. Alperin destaca iniciativas na América Latina voltadas a uma ciência mais democrática e reafirma a necessidade de se defender uma ciência aberta que interrogue o seu modo de agir, sendo, com isso, menos tecnocrática. Juan Pablo Alperin é professor associado da Simon Fraser University.

Through studies on software for scientific journals, Juan Pablo Alperin began to develop research on scientific communication, mainly on the theme of open access and its broader issue that involves open science. in an interview with Reciis, the professor and researcher argues that it is necessary to think about how to open access to knowledge and not just guarantee it. In this sense, reflection on how to do open science promotes discussions to make the scientific research system more equitable and collaborative. The professor states the positive effects and challenges that the covid-19 pandemic has brought about for scientific communication. Alperin highlights initiatives in Latin America aimed at a more democratic science and reaffirms the need to defend an Open Science that questions its way of acting, being less technocratic. Juan Pablo Alperin is an associate professor at Simon Fraser University.

Open-access publishing: Boon or bane for Indian medical researchers?

The concept of Open-Access (OA) publishing was initiated in the early 2000s with the idea to provide free, equal, and OA of scientific knowledge to all communities and countries. The article published in an OA journal is freely available on the public internet and permits any users to read, download, copy, distribute, and print. The OA articles are published much sooner and are believed to get more citations than the articles published in subscription- based journals. Since the end-user does not have to pay to read an OA article, the author usually pays Article Processing Charges (APCs) to get his/her work published in OA journals. High APCs of OA journals are usually a serious concern for medical researchers in India, which restricts them to publish in OA journals. Since most OA journals are new, they tend to have low impact factors as compared to subscription-based journals, which prevent many good researchers to get their work published in OA journals. Furthermore, predatory journals exploit the idea of OA and tend to publish poor or very low-quality research papers. This has resulted in distrust among the authors and readers that OA publishing is not peer-reviewed or has low quality. In conclusion, publishing in OA journals has both pros and cons. With the Government of India’s ambitious “One Nation, One Subscription” policy in the pipeline, medical researchers in India are hopeful that soon both access and publishing in scientific journals will be free for all in the country

An analysis of invitations for article submission received via emails

Predatory journals charge publication fees from authors and publish without an adequate peer review, and often do not provide editorial and/or publishing services. Our objective was to evaluate e-mail solicitations received by authors in a defined time period to identify attributes of these solicitations as a metric to identify legitimacy of the journal. All e-mails seeking article submission received between January 1 and September 30, 2019, were evaluated. Each e-mail along with its respective webpage was evaluated for the journal’s and publisher’s names, mention of peer review, any assurance of publication, a mention of article processing charges (APC), composite invites [in the e-mail] and mention of peer review, the presence and functionality of archives, presence of manuscript management tab, mention of APC [on the webpage]. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis. Of the 135 e-mails screened, 100 were finally included in the analysis. We found that 72% of the journals and/ or publishers were included in Beall’s list. According to our criteria, a total of 85% of the solicitations were from journals that we identified as “presumed predatory”. Our study has identified assurance of publication, rapid turnaround time, ambiguous information in the email and webpage, false claims of indexing as some descriptors which may help young authors and researchers assess a journal’s legitimacy.

Principales problemáticas de las publicaciones científicas: un análisis en perspectiva latinoamericana / Central problems in scientific research publications: analysis through a latin american perspective

Resumen Se identifican y analizan las principales problemáticas de las publicaciones científicas, estudiando los diferentes componentes del ecosistema en el que se producen, con énfasis en la realidad latinoamericana. A través del relevamiento y análisis bibliográfico, se identifican como problemáticas la forma de acceso, los criterios de calidad y evaluación utilizados, la visibilidad, la barrera de la lengua y la brecha de género. Al mismo tiempo que se conceptualizan, se establecen vínculos entre dichos componentes lo que agrega complejidad al fenómeno y permite visualizar los modelos de comunicación científica vigentes. Dicha identificación pretende abrir espacios para la proposición de propuestas a futuro, que aporten en el sentido de brindar mayor acceso y reducir las inequidades observadas. Al mismo tiempo, la exposición del tema permite a los investigadores contar con mayores elementos a la hora de pensar y hacer visibles sus publicaciones. Desde la perspectiva latinoamericana se observaron ciertas particularidades en relación al crecimiento del movimiento de acceso abierto, sostenido muchas veces por instituciones y editoriales que pugnan por mejorar las formas de circulación, distribución, visibilidad y acceso, aunque cuenten con recursos limitados. Finalmente, se insiste en la necesidad de defender y potenciar el modelo de información científica basado en acceso abierto, como uno de los objetivos a promover para hacer frente a la privatización y comercialización del conocimiento producido por las comunidades científicas.

Abstract Identification and analysis of the main problems of scientific researches by studying the different components of the ecosystems they are produced, emphasising in Latin America's reality. Through surveying and bibliographical analysis, problems such as access ways, quality and evaluation criteria, visibility, language barriers and gender gap are identified. As they are defined, these concepts are also threaded, adding complexity to the matter and allowing to visualize scientific media current's state. Its purpose is to open the field for future proposals regarding greater access and narrowing the inequality gap. Besides, the topic's exposure provides researchers with a wider group of elements when thinking about their work and how to publish it. From a latin american perspective, there is observance of certain aspects linked to the growth of the open access movement, which is mainly sustained by insitutions and publishers that try to improve ways of distribution, circulation, visibilty and access, despite limited resources. Finally, the importance of defending and boosting the scientific information access model based on open access is strongly outlined, as one of the main policies that will allow to keep corporate interests apart from the knowledge scientific communities produce.

Factors associated with knowledge of sci-hub in peruvian dental students / Factores asociados al conocimiento del sci-hub en estudiantes peruanos de odontología

Introduction: It is necessary to keep up to date regarding scientific advances, even when having controversial options such as Sci-Hub. The scientific literature is generally limited to opinions about the website, and it is likely that certain personal or academic characteristics of undergraduate students are related to its knowledge. Objective: To identify some socio-educational and scientific factors associated with knowing Sci-Hub in Peruvian dental students. Material and Methods: The study uses a cross-sectional secondary data analysis design. In regard to the main variable, we asked about knowledge of the existence of Sci-Hub and calculated association statistics. Results: There were 263 participants and the average age was 21.7. Of the total, 75% were female, and 59% knew about Sci-Hub. The multivariate analysis showed that knowing scientific journals (aPR: 2.35; 95% CI: 1.43-3.84; p=0.001), publication of scientific articles (aPR: 1.24; 95% CI: 1.00-1.54; p=0.046) and bibliographic search training (aPR: 1.45; 95% CI: 1.14-1.86; p=0.003) were factors associated with a greater level of knowledge in regard to Sci-Hub. In contrast, there was a lower level of knowledge among those with a basic level of English (aPR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.50-0.82; p=0.001), adjusted for three variables. Conclusion: Slightly more than half of the students know this resource used for obtaining scientific information, and it was predominantly associated with having a scientific background.

Introducción: Es necesario estar actualizados en los avances científicos, habiendo incluso opciones que son controversiales, como lo es Sci-Hub. La literatura científica generalmente se circunscribe a opiniones sobre el sitio web y es probable que ciertas características personales o académicas de los estudiantes de pregrado se relacionen con su conocimiento. Objetivo: Identificar algunos factores socioeducativos y científicos asociados al conocimiento de la existencia del Sci- Hub en estudiantes peruanos de odontología. Material y Métodos: El diseño utilizado fue transversal de análisis de datos secundarios. Para la variable principal se preguntó sobre el conocimiento de la existencia de Sci-Hub y se calcularon estadísticas de asociación. Resultados: En los 263 participantes, el promedio de edad fue de 21,7 años, el 75% era del sexo femenino y el 59% conocía el Sci-Hub. En el análisis multivariado, el conocimiento de revistas científicas (RPa: 2,35; IC 95%: 1,43-3,84; p=0,001), la publicación de artículos científicos (RPa: 1,24; IC 95%: 1,00-1,54; p=0,046) y la capacitación en búsqueda bibliográfica (RPa: 1,45; IC 95%: 1,14-1,86; p=0,003) fueron factores asociados a un mayor conocimiento del Sci-Hub; por el contrario, hubo un menor conocimiento entre los que tenían inglés en nivel básico (RPa: 0,64; IC 95%: 0,50-0,82; p=0,001), ajustado por tres variables. Conclusión: Algo más de la mitad de los estudiantes conoce este recurso para la obtención de información científica, estando asociado predominantemente al tener antecedentes científicos.

Individual integrity and public morality in scientific publishing / Integridade individual e moralidade pública na publicação científica

ABSTRACT. Science and science reporting are under threat. Knowingly or not, researchers and clinicians are part of this debacle. This is not due so much to the notorious replication crisis, as to our acceptance of lowering common morality for personal gains, including the widespread, deprecable phenomenon of predatory publishing. Rather than fiercefully countering this loathsome practice, academics are accepting, often supporting a masquerade solution: paying several thousand dollars to publish for all their own papers. This new policy will create a disparity across richer and poorer disciplines; will result in concentrating even more in the hands of large, rich, Western institutions, also penalising younger researchers; will kill observational studies and exploratory research; and will make disseminating science depending more on finances than on quality. This article calls for the full awareness of the academic community on the risks of the current situation in scientific publishing.

RESUMO. A ciência e os relatórios científicos estão ameaçados. Conscientemente ou não, pesquisadores e médicos fazem parte desse desastre. Isso não se deve tanto à notória crise de replicação, mas à nossa aceitação de rebaixar a moralidade comum para ganhos pessoais, incluindo o fenômeno generalizado e depreciável da publicação predatória. Em vez de combater ferozmente essa prática repugnante, os acadêmicos estão aceitando, muitas vezes até apoiando uma solução de disfarce: pagar vários milhares de dólares para publicar seus próprios artigos. Essa nova política criará uma disparidade entre as disciplinas mais ricas e mais pobres, resultará na concentração ainda maior nas mãos de grandes e ricas instituições ocidentais, penalizando também os pesquisadores mais jovens; matará os estudos observacionais e a pesquisa exploratória e fará com que a divulgação científica dependa mais das finanças do que da qualidade. Este artigo apela à plena consciência da comunidade acadêmica sobre os riscos da situação atual da publicação científica.

A comparison of scientometric data and publication policies of ophthalmology journals

Purpose: This retrospective database analysis study aims to present the scientometric data of journals publishing in the field of ophthalmology and to compare the scientometric data of ophthalmology journals according to the open access (OA) publishing policies. Methods: The scientometric data of 48 journals were obtained from Clarivate Analytics InCites and Scimago Journal & Country Rank websites. Journal impact factor (JIF), Eigenfactor score (ES), scientific journal ranking (SJR), and Hirsch index (HI) were included. The OA publishing policies were separated into full OA with publishing fees, full OA without fees, and hybrid OA. The fees were stated as US dollars (USD). Results: Four scientometric indexes had strong positive correlations; the highest correlation coefficients were observed between the SJR and JIF (R = 0.906) and the SJR and HI (R = 0.798). However, journals in the first quartile according to JIF were in the second and third quartiles according to the SJR and HI and in the fourth quartile in the ES. The OA articles published in hybrid journals received a median of 1.17?fold (0.15–2.71) more citations. Only HI was higher in hybrid OA; other scientometric indexes were similar with full OA journals. Full OA journals charged a median of 1525 USD lower than hybrid journals. Conclusion: Full OA model in ophthalmology journals does not have a positive effect on the scientometric indexes. In hybrid OA journals, choosing to publish OA may increase citations, but it would be more accurate to evaluate this on a journal basis

Las revistas en acceso abierto: ¿Una ruta amigable o una ruta espinosa?

RESUMEN Introducción: Las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones han proporcionado nuevas formas de publicar los resultados científicos a través de plataformas digitales de fácil manejo. Objetivo: Valorar la influencia de los mecanismos de la sociedad de consumo en el uso de las revistas en acceso abierto en las condiciones actuales de los países subdesarrollados. Método: Se asumió como método general de investigación el dialéctico-materialista y, de manera particular, los métodos de revisión bibliográfica para desarrollar un análisis crítico-reflexivo sobre el contenido relacionado con la temática; se tomaron en cuenta tesis de doctorado, artículos originales, de revisión y editoriales publicados entre 2010 y 2021. La búsqueda fue realizada en las bases de datos SciELO y Google Académico en junio 2021; las palabras clave utilizadas fueron: "revistas", "acceso abierto" y "tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones". Resultados: Se analizaron aspectos relacionados con el tema, entre ellos: el concepto de acceso abierto, la geopolítica del conocimiento y su influencia para los investigadores del Sur; se alerta sobre el riesgo de colocar artículos en una revista depredadora. Conclusiones: Publicar en revistas en acceso abierto puede ser una ruta espinosa por carencias en el manejo de las plataformas en acceso abierto y habilidades de redacción del artículo científico; por la geopolítica del conocimiento y las limitaciones que suele imponer el mundo de la mercantilización editorial; y porque se corre el riesgo de ser engañado por revistas depredadoras, megadepredadoras y secuestradoras.

ABSTRACT Introduction: Information and communication technologies have provided new ways of publishing scientific achievement through user-friendly digital platforms. Objective: To assess the influence of the consumer society mechanisms on the use of the Open Access journals in the current conditions of underdeveloped countries. Method: It was assumed the dialectical materialist method as general method, particularly, it was used the literature review to develop a critical-reflexive analysis of the content related to the subject matter. Various doctorate thesis, original articles, review articles and editorials published between 2010 and 2021 were taken into account. The search was conducted in the SciELO and Google Scholar databases in June 2021; the keywords used were: "journals", "open access" and "information and communication technologies". Results: Aspects related to the topic were analyzed, among them: the concept of Open Access, knowledge geopolitics and its influence on researchers from the South; the risk of placing articles in a predatory journal was warned. Conclusions: Publishing in Open Access journals can be a thorny path due to the lack of Open Access platform management and scientific article writing skills; due to the geopolitics on the knowledge and the limitations usually imposed by the world of editorial commoditization; including the risk of being deceived by predatory, mega-predatory and hijacking journals.

RESUMO Introdução: As tecnologias de informação e comunicação proporcionaram novas formas de publicação de resultados científicos por meio de plataformas digitais amigáveis. Objetivo: Avaliar a influência dos mecanismos da sociedade de consumo sobre o uso de periódicos em Acesso Aberto nas condições atuais dos países subdesenvolvidos. Método: O método dialético-materialista foi assumido como método geral de pesquisa e, de forma particular, os métodos de revisão bibliográfica para desenvolver uma análise crítico-reflexiva sobre o conteúdo relacionado à temática; Foram consideradas teses de doutorado, artigos originais, de revisão e editoriais publicados entre 2010 e 2021. A busca foi realizada nas bases de dados SciELO e Google Academic em junho de 2021; as palavras-chave utilizadas foram: "periódicos", "acesso aberto" e "tecnologias da informação e comunicação". Resultados: Foram analisados aspectos relacionados ao tema, entre eles: o conceito de Acesso Aberto, a geopolítica do conhecimento e sua influência nos pesquisadores do Sul; ser alertado para o risco de veicular artigos em revista predatória. Conclusões: Publicar em periódicos em Acesso Aberto pode ser um caminho espinhoso devido às deficiências na gestão de plataformas de Acesso Aberto e na habilidade de redação de artigos científicos; pela geopolítica do conhecimento e as limitações que o mundo da comercialização editorial costuma impor; e porque você corre o risco de ser enganado por revistas predatórias, megadedatórias e sequestradoras.

Principales características de las revistas depredadoras / Predatory journals' main characteristics

El desarrollo tecnológico y modernización de las plataformas de socialización de la ciencia han provocado, a la par de una mayor difusión de resultados y su consiguiente contribución a su desarrollo, una serie de prácticas negativas que aprovechan modelos de acceso abierto para obtener ganancias. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo identificar los principales rasgos de las revistas depredadoras. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en Google Scholar, Dialnet, SciELO y PubMed, a partir de la cual fueron seleccionados 43 artículos para su análisis. Se aplicó como criterio de inclusión que los estudios incorporaran conclusiones sobre las principales características y formas de identificación de las revistas depredadoras; el principal criterio de exclusión fue que los artículos no pudieran ser descargados íntegramente. Revista depredadora es aquella que, aprovechándose del modelo de acceso abierto o de modelos híbridos, cobran a sus autores por la liberación de sus artículos sin que medie revisión alguna, aun cuando lo prometen en sus procesos editoriales. Persiguen principalmente la ganancia de dinero fácil y rápido, no la difusión del conocimiento ni la contribución a la ciencia. Las revistas depredadoras se caracterizan por no proporcionar datos sobre sus editores, se dan a conocer mediante correos spam con lenguaje persuasivo que alimenta la idea de legitimidad y promete la amplia indexación del texto. Dan la impresión de tener sede en países desarrollados, y usualmente presentan ISSN falsos o inexistentes(AU)

The technological development and the modernization of science socialization's platforms have provoked, along with a greater results' dissemination and the consequent contribution to the science's evolution, a series of negative practices that take advantage of Open Access models for profit. The aim of this study was to identify the main features of predatory journals. A bibliographic review was made, among Google Scholar, Dialnet, SciELO y PubMed and 43 articles were selected to be analyzed. It was applied as an inclusion criterion that the studies carried out included conclusions on the main characteristics and forms of identification of predatory journals, and the main exclusion criterion was that the articles could not be downloaded. A predatory journal is one that takes advantage of the open access model, or using hybrid models, charges authors for the release of their articles, without any review process, even when they promise it in their editorial processes. Their main objective is the earning of quick and easy money, and not the dissemination of scientific knowledge, nor contribution to science. Predatory journals are characterized by not providing data on their publishers. They make themselves known through spam mail, promising wide indexing of the text, and using a persuasive language that feeds the idea of legitimacy throughout the process. These publications give the impression of being physically located in developed countries, and usually present false or non-existent ISSN(AU)

Article-processing charges as a barrier for science in low-to-medium income regions

It is widely accepted that science is universal by nature. However, to make science universal, access to research findings is imperative. The open access model of publication of academic articles was established and consolidated during the last two decades. However, most of the open access journals apply article-processing charges (APCs), which can cost more than USD 10,000.00. In regions where support for research is scarce, these funds are usually not available. Similar problems occur in countries with weak economies and, consequently, unfavorable currency conversion rates. This situation reveals a barrier to the alleged universality of science and the access to research findings. In this manuscript, the barriers faced by authors and institutions from low-to-middle income regions to cover APCs and make their science freely available are discussed and illustrated with recent numbers.

Data sharing. Compartir datos de investigación, una práctica que todo investigador debería implementar en el proceso de investigación / Data sharing. Sharing research data, a practice that every researcher should implement in the research process

Introducción: Compartir datos es una práctica que beneficia y nutre a la ciencia abierta. La reutilización de datos sin procesar puede aportar nuevos resultados de investigación y otorga un segundo uso a los conjuntos de datos creados con otro fin, que además pueden servir como respaldo de los resultados de investigación. Objetivo: Exponer y actualizar los aspectos más importantes relacionados con el uso compartido de datos como parte del proceso de investigación. Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio bibliográfico que analiza y compila los principales aspectos que debe conocer un investigador que pretende compartir los datos de resultantes de sus investigaciones. Se empleó el análisis de contenido y el análisis documental clásico para la selección de documentos relevantes al estudio de la temática analizada. Desarrollo: Se establece una guía de repositorios de datos y buscadores de repositorios, donde se explican sus principales características. Se explica la importancia del papel de las revistas en el proceso de compartir datos de investigación y las tendencias internacionales de revistas científicas, así como los niveles de acceso a los set de datos de las investigaciones. Se abordan las ventajas de la aplicación de data sharing y su importancia. Conclusiones: Se ofrecen recomendaciones que se deben considerar para elegir repositorios cuando se pretende alojar datos de investigación(AU)

Introduction: Data sharing is a practice that benefits and nurtures open science movement. The reuse of raw data can provide new research results and give a second use to data sets created for another purpose, which can also serve as a support for research results. Objective: To present and update the most important aspects related to data sharing as part of the research process. Material and Methods: This is a bibliographic study that analyzes and compiles the main aspects that a researcher who intends to share the data resulting from his research should know. Content analysis and classic documentary analysis were used for the selection of documents relevant to the study on the subject analyzed. Development: A guide to data repositories and repository search engines is established, and its main characteristics are explained. The importance of the role of journals in the process of sharing research data, international trends in scientific journals, and the levels of access to research data sets, are explained. The advantages of the application of data sharing and its importance are discussed. Conclusions: Recommendations, which should be considered when choosing repositories to host research data, are offered(AU)

Competências para a gestão de um repositório institucional: o caso do repositório institucional da Universidade de Coimbra / Competencies for institutional repositories management: the case of the institutional repository of the University of Coimbra / Competencias para la gestión de repositorios institucionales: el caso del repositorio institucional de la Universidad de Coimbra

É num cenário de abertura crescente da ciência, mais amplo e complexo, que se impõem novas competências aos gestores de repositórios. Este estudo visa identificar os papéis e as competências necessárias à gestão e organização de um repositório institucional. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo com observação participante, suportado pela revisão da literatura, que permitiu refletir sobre o papel dos gestores de repositórios e as competências que devem reunir no âmbito da ciência aberta, tendo como estudo de caso o Estudo Geral, o repositório institucional da Universidade de Coimbra. Embora as funções de um gestor de repositório tenham origem no campo da Ciência da Informação, o conjunto de competências a reunir é amplo e interdisciplinar, destacando-se aquelas ao nível da comunicação científica, das tecnologias digitais, da gestão e da comunicação, da técnica e da gestão de conteúdos.

A scenario of increasing openness of science, which is broader and more complex, requires new competencies of repository managers. This study aims to identify the roles and competencies necessary for the management and organization of an institutional repository. It is a qualitative study with participant observation, supported by the literature review, which allowed us to reflect on the role of repository managers and the skills they must gather in the context of open science, having as a case study the General Study, the repository of the University of Coimbra. Although the functions of a repository manager originate in the field of Information Science, the set of skills to be gathered is broad and interdisciplinary, highlighting the skills in terms of scientific communication, digital technologies, management and communication, technical and content management.

Es en un escenario de creciente apertura de la ciencia, más amplio y complejo, donde se imponen nuevas competencias de los gestores de repositorios. Este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar los roles y competencias necesarios para la gestión y organización de un repositorio institucional. Se trata de un estudio etnográfico, sustentado en la revisión de la literatura, que permitió reflexionar sobre el rol de los gestores de repositorios y las habilidades que deben reunir en el contexto de la ciencia abierta, teniendo como caso de estudio el Estudio General, el repositorio institucional de la Universidad de Coimbra. Si bien las funciones de un gestor de repositorios se originan en el ámbito de la Ciencia de Información, el conjunto de competencias a recopilar es amplio e interdisciplinario, destacando las competencias en materia de comunicación científica, tecnologías digitales, gestión y comunicación, técnica y de gestión de contenidos.