Alice Fleerackers (she/her)
@fleerackers.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, terrible social media user | Assistant Prof @uvahumanities.bsky.social & VP of @pcstnetwork.bsky.social | studying journalism, #scholcomm & #scicomm | she/her
Story by the wonderful @naseemmiller.bsky.social , research by the wonderful @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @lauramoorhead.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Story by the wonderful @naseemmiller.bsky.social , research by the wonderful @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca and @lauramoorhead.bsky.social
I would love to see more research on this topic!
September 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I would love to see more research on this topic!
Read the whole study, co-authored by the wonderful @lauramoorhead.bsky.social and @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Curious to hear your thoughts!
#scicomm #journalism #openscience
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Curious to hear your thoughts!
#scicomm #journalism #openscience
“i’d Like to Think I’d be Able to Spot one”: How Journalists Navigate Predatory Journals
Predatory journals—or journals that prioritize profits over editorial and publication best practices—are becoming more common, raising concerns about the integrity of the scholarly record. Such jou...
www.tandfonline.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Read the whole study, co-authored by the wonderful @lauramoorhead.bsky.social and @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Curious to hear your thoughts!
#scicomm #journalism #openscience
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Curious to hear your thoughts!
#scicomm #journalism #openscience
The findings are also problematic from a diversity perspective, as they suggest research from smaller, lesser-known, OA journals, and published by researchers whose first language is not English, may remain hidden from public view.
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The findings are also problematic from a diversity perspective, as they suggest research from smaller, lesser-known, OA journals, and published by researchers whose first language is not English, may remain hidden from public view.
The findings are concerning, because some of these strategies are unlikely to help journalists weed out problematic research.
(See @eve.gd & @ernestopriego.com's great paper on the problems of judging the "container" research is published in: www.triple-c.at/index.php/tr...)
(See @eve.gd & @ernestopriego.com's great paper on the problems of judging the "container" research is published in: www.triple-c.at/index.php/tr...)
Who is Actually Harmed by Predatory Publishers?
| tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society
www.triple-c.at
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The findings are concerning, because some of these strategies are unlikely to help journalists weed out problematic research.
(See @eve.gd & @ernestopriego.com's great paper on the problems of judging the "container" research is published in: www.triple-c.at/index.php/tr...)
(See @eve.gd & @ernestopriego.com's great paper on the problems of judging the "container" research is published in: www.triple-c.at/index.php/tr...)
Beyond the reputation and impact factor of a journal, some journalists saw typos/grammar mistakes were "red flags."
Others equated #openaccess with predatory, expressing suspicion about any journal that was free to read.
Others equated #openaccess with predatory, expressing suspicion about any journal that was free to read.
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Beyond the reputation and impact factor of a journal, some journalists saw typos/grammar mistakes were "red flags."
Others equated #openaccess with predatory, expressing suspicion about any journal that was free to read.
Others equated #openaccess with predatory, expressing suspicion about any journal that was free to read.
That gut feeling hinged largely on markers of prestige, impact, and familiarity.
Some journalists, like this one, said they would never report on research from an unfamiliar journal:
Some journalists, like this one, said they would never report on research from an unfamiliar journal:
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
That gut feeling hinged largely on markers of prestige, impact, and familiarity.
Some journalists, like this one, said they would never report on research from an unfamiliar journal:
Some journalists, like this one, said they would never report on research from an unfamiliar journal:
Many journalists were unaware of these journals.
Others knew about them but were unconcerned: The journals were a problem in theory, or for their colleagues, but not a problem for them.
With years of experience, they said they had developed a "gut instinct" for telling "good" from "bad" journals.
Others knew about them but were unconcerned: The journals were a problem in theory, or for their colleagues, but not a problem for them.
With years of experience, they said they had developed a "gut instinct" for telling "good" from "bad" journals.
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Many journalists were unaware of these journals.
Others knew about them but were unconcerned: The journals were a problem in theory, or for their colleagues, but not a problem for them.
With years of experience, they said they had developed a "gut instinct" for telling "good" from "bad" journals.
Others knew about them but were unconcerned: The journals were a problem in theory, or for their colleagues, but not a problem for them.
With years of experience, they said they had developed a "gut instinct" for telling "good" from "bad" journals.
In the study, we interviewed 23 science, health, and environmental journalists from Europe and North America.
We asked about their perceptions of predatory journals, and what strategies they used to decide if a journal is trustworthy.
We asked about their perceptions of predatory journals, and what strategies they used to decide if a journal is trustworthy.
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In the study, we interviewed 23 science, health, and environmental journalists from Europe and North America.
We asked about their perceptions of predatory journals, and what strategies they used to decide if a journal is trustworthy.
We asked about their perceptions of predatory journals, and what strategies they used to decide if a journal is trustworthy.
Predatory journals prioritize profit over editorial and publishing best practices.
For example, some have no real peer review process, and publish more or less anything authors submit.
(Read about a hilarious example here: www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7...)
For example, some have no real peer review process, and publish more or less anything authors submit.
(Read about a hilarious example here: www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7...)
“Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List” is an actual science paper accepted by a journal
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...
www.vox.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Predatory journals prioritize profit over editorial and publishing best practices.
For example, some have no real peer review process, and publish more or less anything authors submit.
(Read about a hilarious example here: www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7...)
For example, some have no real peer review process, and publish more or less anything authors submit.
(Read about a hilarious example here: www.vox.com/2014/11/21/7...)
Huge thanks to my wonderful, interdisciplinary, international team: @inesengelmann.bsky.social @riedlinm.bsky.social @kimosman.bsky.social @voddenlaura.bsky.social @kathaesa.bsky.social Arjun Srinivas & @snurb.info
Read the full article (OA) here: doi.org/10.1080/1751...
#scicomm #envirocomm
Read the full article (OA) here: doi.org/10.1080/1751...
#scicomm #envirocomm
Amplifying the News: An Analysis of the Factors Driving Republication and Facebook Engagement with News
This study examines the factors that influence republishing, sharing, and engagement with news in a digital media environment. It does so using a sample of 69 stories about climate emergency prepar...
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Huge thanks to my wonderful, interdisciplinary, international team: @inesengelmann.bsky.social @riedlinm.bsky.social @kimosman.bsky.social @voddenlaura.bsky.social @kathaesa.bsky.social Arjun Srinivas & @snurb.info
Read the full article (OA) here: doi.org/10.1080/1751...
#scicomm #envirocomm
Read the full article (OA) here: doi.org/10.1080/1751...
#scicomm #envirocomm
But they do not bode well for the future of local (climate) news outlets, who rely heavily on republishing The Conversation stories... but almost never receive any Facebook attention.
August 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
But they do not bode well for the future of local (climate) news outlets, who rely heavily on republishing The Conversation stories... but almost never receive any Facebook attention.