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WEBINAR

"Honey, I published in a predatory journal!"

On March 23, 2023, Clarivate announced the exclusion of 82 scientific journals from the Web of Science Core Collection for failing to meet the quality criteria. In practice, this means that these journals no longer have an impact factor. What is happening in the world of scientific publishing? A revolution, a scandal or just a quality control action? And what impact could this exclusion have on the concrete lives of scientists, scientific research, and institutions? The webinar "Honey, I published in a predatory journal! ", organised by the Research Ethics and Integrity Unit of the Institute of Environmental Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, sought to bring this issue to light, contextualising Clarivate's decision and critically discussing the problem of scientific publication, not as a cause, but as a consequence of a system that rewards announcement over communication, quantity over quality, immediacy over thoughtfulness, the use of "vanity metrics" over metrics that are actually meaningful, individual or institutional notoriety over social relevance.

FRANCA DERIU, ANDREA MANCA

Detrimental practices in scholarly publishing: the case of predatory journals

On March 23, 2023, Clarivate announced the exclusion of 82 scientific journals from the Web of Science Core Collection for failing to meet the quality criteria. In practice, this means that these journals no longer have an impact factor. What is happening in the world of scientific publishing? A revolution, a scandal or just a quality control action? And what impact could this exclusion have on the concrete lives of scientists, scientific research, and institutions? The webinar "Honey, I published in a predatory journal! ", organised by the Research Ethics and Integrity Unit of the Institute of Environmental Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, sought to bring this issue to light, contextualising Clarivate's decision and critically discussing the problem of scientific publication, not as a cause, but as a consequence of a system that rewards announcement over communication, quantity over quality, immediacy over thoughtfulness, the use of "vanity metrics" over metrics that are actually meaningful, individual or institutional notoriety over social relevance.

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NUNO HENRIQUES

Database Veterinary Source

Veterinary Source is a scientific database specially designed to respond to the information needs of students, researchers, and professionals in the field of Veterinary Medicine. It provides full access to over 250 scientific journals in disciplines such as Surgery, Pathology, Parasitology, Reproduction and Obstetrics, Anatomy, and Physiology, among others. This training session aims to introduce the Veterinary Source database and, from an ethical perspective, to promote the development of research skills, namely search, selection, management, and critical evaluation of scientific and academic information in Veterinary Medicine.

ISILDA RODRIGUES

Rules for preparing a research questionnaire

The quality of any investigation depends, in part, on the quality of the data collection instruments used. Therefore, in this communication, we intend to present the various stages of the process of preparing a questionnaire. We will guide our approach by following parameters considered essential, namely: research objectives and hypotheses, questionnaire sections, questionnaire questions, response scales and methods of data analysis. In addition to construction, we will also address two important characteristics quality instruments: validity and reliability.

Experience has shown that the benefits resulting from well-designed questionnaires can be substantial in terms of the quality of the information collected.

"It's easy to design a questionnaire, but it's difficult to design a good questionnaire."

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Financial Support

EVIEDVET é financiado por fundos nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., no âmbito do projeto PTDC/CED-EDG/0187/2020

Contacts

eviedvet@gmail.com

Links

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