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Audiology and Speech - Language Pathology: Guidelines AI Pollution (Accredited Journal List)

A guide to library services and resources in the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology for postgraduate students

Journals

Step 1:  Does the journal appear on the accredited list?

•Accredited Journal List

•Archive of Previous Lists

 

Step 2:  Does the journal have a high impact factor/Cite score, and is the journal ranked well?
Use these online tools to check the journal ranking and citation score.
  • Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR): https://www.scimagojr.com/ You can search for the journal here, and it will show you the SJR ranking and quartile (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)
  • Look at Web of Science or Scopus for the journal's impact factor. A percentage above one is seen as above average

 

  • Understand Journal Quadrants

  • Journal ranking systems use a quadrant to rank journals based on impact factors or other metrics. The quadrants are divided as follows:
  • Q1 (Top 25%): Journals with the highest impact factors or metrics.
  • Q2 (Top 50%): Journals in the middle tier.
  • Q3 (Top 75%): Journals in the lower-middle tier.
  • Q4 (Bottom 25%): Journals with the lowest impact factors or metrics.

 

Step 3: Journals in Open Access 

 Suppose a journal article or journal title has this symbol. Navigate to the Directory of Open Access Journals and ensure the article or title is available.

 

 

Step 4:  Retraction of Articles

Retracted articles have been withdrawn or retracted by the journal that published them. Retractions can be initiated by an author or a journal’s editor. They may occur for various reasons, including but not limited to, honest errors in research, falsified or unethically manipulated data, unethical research practices, plagiarism, and undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Retraction Watch Database

Use the following search strings on the following databases:

 

In PubMed:

  1. Enter the following search string in the main search bar:

      "retracted article" OR "retraction"

  1. Use the Article Types facet on the left-hand side of the results page to limit results to “retraction of publication” and “retracted publication.”

The “retraction of publication” and “retracted publication” filters can also be used with keyword searches and other types of searches to narrow more specific searches to retracted articles.

In Web of Science:

  1. In the main search bar, use the drop-down menu to change “Topic” to “Document Type.”
  2. From the drop-down menu on the left, select “Retracted Publication” or, if you also wish to see more general corrections, “Correction, Addition.”
  3. Add another row to your search for retracted articles by topic, title, author, publication name, or year published.

In Scopus:

  1. Add the following string to your search:

AND "retracted"

  1. The results will include retracted articles, notices of retractions, and errata (corrections) to articles. Some results may be non-retracted, non-corrected articles with the word “retracted” in their abstract, such as about a muscle, so view results carefully. Attribution

 

Step 5: Predatory Journals

Predatory Journals and Conferences

Google the journal name, add the word predatory and you can usually find an answer.

 

 

Authors

Author

  • Is the author an expert in the field?
  • Does the author have an h-Index?
  • Does the author have an ORCID?
  • Are they affiliated with a reputable university?

Article

  • Is the article well cited?
  • Are the references used from good, recent sources?
  • Was it peer-reviewed
  • Is the data available? Is it deposit in a data repository? Figshare