From: "Ginther, Clara ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 08:22:16 +0000

German and Austrian media already broadcasted and published most of their findings last week. Even if one is not fluent in German, it is worth finding someone to translate. The University Library Graz has been active in educating scholars for more than a year. Staff of this library were chosen by one German broadcaster and one Austrian weekly magazine as experts. It was a great opportunity to show the public that there is expertise on this matter at academic libraries.

 

Clara Ginther

 

Here is a selection:

 

- Deutschlandfunk

o   „Katastrophe für die Wissenschaft“:

 

o   https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/informatiker-klaus-tochtermann-ueber-fake-science.1008.de.html?dram:article_id=423280

 

o   „Die Anziehungskraft der Fake Journals“: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fake-science-die-anziehungskraft-der-wissenschaftlichen.1773.de.html?dram:article_id=423281

 

o   „Wissenschaftler in den Fängen von Raubverlegern“: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/scheinkonferenz-wissenschaftler-in-den-faengen-von.1773.de.html?dram:article_id=423268

 

o  „ Problem Pseudojournale "nicht wirklich lösbar“  : https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/fake-science-problem-pseudojournale-nicht-wirklich-loesbar.676.de.html?dram:article_id=423465

 

 

- ORF, „Hunderttausende unseriöse Studien“: https://science.orf.at/stories/2925360

 

-  Standard, „Tausende Forscher publizieren in Pseudo-Journalen“: https://derstandard.at/2000083778590/Tausende-Wissenschaftler-veroeffentlichen-in-Pseudo-Fachzeitschriften

 

-  Süddeutsche, „Forscher müssen ständig publizieren – das schadet der Wissenschaft“: https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/forschungspolitik-wir-brauchen-ein-guetesiegel-fuer-wissenschaftsjournale-1.4061246

 

- NDR: Dossier „Fake Science – die Lügenmacher“: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/investigation/Dossier-Fake-Science-Die-Luegenmacher,fakesciencedossier100.html, Inhalte:

 

-  „Forscher täuschen bei Veröffentlichungen“: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Forscher-taeuschen-ueber-Jahre-bei-Veroeffentlichungen,wissenschaftsskandal100.html

 

- Fake Science – Fälle auch in Hamburg“: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Fake-Science-Faelle-auch-in-Hamburg,fakescience184.html

 

- „Warum Forscher auf unseriösen Wegen publizieren“: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/Der-grosse-Wissenschafts-Schwindel,wissenschaftsskandal102.html

 

-  „So einfach wurden wir Wissenschaftler“: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/Experiment-NDR-Autoren-publizieren-Fake-Science,unihimmelpforten100.html

 

- 6-part podcast of the NDR: https://www.ndr.de/info/podcast4406.html

 

- Tagesschau, „Wissenschaft auf Abwegen“: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/fakescience-101.html

 

- Bayrischer Rundfunk, „Pseudo-Verlage“: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/pseudo-verlage-eine-bedrohung-fuer-die-wissenschaft-100.html

 

-        MDR, „Fake-Journale werden für Wissenschaft zum Problem“: https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/vermischtes/fake-science-wissenschaftler-zweifelhafte-verlage-100.html

 

-        ARD, „Fake Science – Die Lügenmacher“: https://www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/dokus/exclusiv-im-ersten-fake-science-die-luegenmacher-102.html

 

-        Radio Bremen, „Bremer Wissenschaftler im Netz von Scheinverlegern“: https://www.butenunbinnen.de/nachrichten/wissen/fake-science-uni-bremen-100.html

 

 

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Subject: Re: Predatory journals and the Indian Express

 

From: Rick Anderson <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 18:23:33 +0000

Here’s what I found interesting, from the first entry in the series:

 

“The Indian Express investigation is part a global project involving 60 reporters led by German broadcasters NDR and WDR, and Suddeutsche Zeitung, with 18 partners, including Le Monde and The New Yorker.”

 

So this should get interesting.

 

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Marriott Library, University of Utah

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From: "Jim O'Donnell" <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:26:38 -0700

The Indian Express newspaper had an excellent article a few days ago (posted here by Ann Snoeyenbos of JHU) on their investigations into the state of predatory publishing in India (that article:  https://indianexpress.com/article/india/inside-indias-fake-research-paper-shops-pay-publish-profit-5265402/).  This was part of what they reported as an ongoing project involving journalists in numerous countries, notably Germany, France, and the US.  I've not seen reports from the other countries (to be anticipated in Suddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, and the New Yorker, inter alia), but the original article has now had response from the Minister of Human Resource Development in the Indian parliament:

 

 

Jim O'Donnell

ASU