Welcome and Keynote: The Scary World of Scholarly Publishing and What We Can Do About It
Location
Cotilla Gallery, Alvin Sherman Library, 2nd Floor
Start Date
25-1-2024 9:15 AM
End Date
25-1-2024 10:00 AM
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Abstract
Currently, the world of scholarly publishing ethics and integrity has focused a great deal of attention on the challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence {gAI). Questions such as "Who really authored the paper?", "How does gAI infringe on copyrights?", and "How do you credit gAI in a research report?" all reflect genuine worry on the part of academic researchers, writers, reviewers, and editors. Unfortunately, gAI is not the only threat to the credibility of contemporary scholarly work because it is also plagued by the deceptive practices by nefarious and desperate human beings. Self-plagiarism, data falsification, phantom publications, and citation cartels are just a few of the fraudulent things some authors do today that damage the quality of what we read and cite in our own research. If this picture was not bad enough, now, not only do authors have to worry about predatory journals that diminish the quality of their publications, they must also be wary of hijacked journals. This is indeed the scary world of scholarly publishing! In this session, I will suggest some ways we can maintain quality in our own work and help to reestablish the integrity in scholarly publishing in these challenging times.
Slide Deck
Welcome and Keynote: The Scary World of Scholarly Publishing and What We Can Do About It
Cotilla Gallery, Alvin Sherman Library, 2nd Floor
Currently, the world of scholarly publishing ethics and integrity has focused a great deal of attention on the challenges presented by generative artificial intelligence {gAI). Questions such as "Who really authored the paper?", "How does gAI infringe on copyrights?", and "How do you credit gAI in a research report?" all reflect genuine worry on the part of academic researchers, writers, reviewers, and editors. Unfortunately, gAI is not the only threat to the credibility of contemporary scholarly work because it is also plagued by the deceptive practices by nefarious and desperate human beings. Self-plagiarism, data falsification, phantom publications, and citation cartels are just a few of the fraudulent things some authors do today that damage the quality of what we read and cite in our own research. If this picture was not bad enough, now, not only do authors have to worry about predatory journals that diminish the quality of their publications, they must also be wary of hijacked journals. This is indeed the scary world of scholarly publishing! In this session, I will suggest some ways we can maintain quality in our own work and help to reestablish the integrity in scholarly publishing in these challenging times.
Author Bio
Dr. Ron Chenail
University Provost, Executive VP for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University.
ron@nova.edu
Dr. Chenail is Editor-in-Chief of The Qualitative Report and the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage. Previously, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy (JMFT), the flagship research journal of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and Associate Editor with Family Business Review. In addition, he is an editorial board member of Qualitative Research in Psychology; American Journal of Family Therapy, Contemporary Family Therapy, Qualitative Social Work; Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Health; and JMFT; as well as a founding editorial board member of Qualitative Inquiry. Since 1990, he has been part of 14 grants and contracts totally over $6,506,300, published over 130 publications including nine books, and given over 200 formal academic presentations at conferences and meetings.