Without delay, and within exactly four weeks, a team of collaborators led by Sally Thorne developed an overview “anchor” document that has now been published in Nurse Author & Editor. This position statement is titled “Predatory Publishing: What Editors Need to Know.” It is available for free for any interested person; you only need to register on the site (at no cost) to have access.
With the publication of this document, it is now up to each of us as nursing journal editors to prepare and publish an editorial that addresses this issue. Our major concern is to affirm the standards of editorial quality to which our journals adhere, and to inform readers, as potential authors and reviewers, of practices that have emerged in recent years that erode these standards of quality. If you have questions or concerns about any aspect of this issue, or would like to have feedback on a draft of your message to your readers, please let us know! You can email any of the team of collaborators, or use our INANE contact form to connect.
When your editorial is published, please send us the citation, including the URL or DOI if applicable. You can send your citation information using the new form on our “Open Access Editorial Standards” page on this web site!
Thank you in advance for your participation in this important project!