Communicable Episode 13: The Wild West of publishing today - predatory journals and how to deal with them
In this episode of Communicable, a podcast by CMI Communications, hosts Angela Huttner and Marc Bonten invite editors-in-chief, Ursula Hofer of the Lancet Infectious Diseases and Leonard Leibovici of Clinical Microbiology and Infection to discuss predatory publishing generally and within the field of medicine. The conversation explores the defining characteristics of predatory journals, the financial and ethical dimensions, and the historical context behind their rise. The discussion further highlights the role of universities in unintentionally driving this industry, the susceptibility of early career researchers and those from low and middle-income countries.
Authors
- Leonard Leibovici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-344X)
- Marc J. M. Bonten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-9201)
- Angela Csaki Huttner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8380-368X)
- Ursula Hofer
- Kathryn Hostettler
Institutions
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CMI Communications
- Published
- 2025-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmicom.2025.105089
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40