Lost Science? Giving Authors of At-Risk Articles a Second Chance

Abstract

Poster presented at the FORCE2019 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, October 15th to 17th, 2019. Current research on “predatory” publishing largely neglects to address the question of what to do with research that has been published in these venues. These articles exist outside of discovery and preservation networks, leaving them at risk of disappearing permanently should the publisher cease its activities. This poster proposes that opportunities offered by preprint servers and open peer review could be leveraged to recover and reintegrate these “at risk articles” into the scholarly record. By reframing the discourse around “predatory” publishing and taking advantage of open infrastructures, the scholarly community can reduce the risk of losing potentially valuable research.