AVSL Vetted Journal Workshop: Combat Predatory Publishing by Learning How to Develop Your Own Vetted Journal Program, Step-By-Step

Friday, May 6, 2022

10:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Location: 343

Primary Presenter/Session Organizer(s)

Caroline Allen

Librarian
C.S. O'Brien Eye Library
Iowa City

Slides Handouts

Presenter(s)

KA

Karen Alcorn

Reference and Instruction Librarian
Library and Learning Resources, MCPHS University
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Leslie Holland, MLIS

Manager of Library Services
Southern College of Optometry Library
Memphis, Tennessee

Session Format:
This presentation and workshop will provide step-by-step instructions on how to develop a program to review discipline-specific publications, determine whether they are legitimate or predatory, and decide whether or not they are worthy of faculty manuscript submission.

Session Objective/

Overview:
This session will address the crucial role that librarians play in advising faculty in the publication process and will inform attendees about the development and maintenance of the award-winning AVSL Vetted Journals List. We will share the successes and challenges experienced during the development of this program. Finally, we will conclude by passing along the tools we’ve created and give participants an opportunity to practice vetting journals on their own.

Methods:
The session will begin with a panel presentation on the history of combatting predatory journals, discussing how and why the AVSL Vetted Journals List was started. We will then demonstrate the evaluation and review process, giving participants time to practice evaluating, reviewing, and discussing their results in small groups. Participants will brainstorm how to collaborate with others to initiate their own vetted journal committee. There will be opportunities throughout the session for participants to ask questions of the AVSL Vetted Journals List Committee.

Participant Engagement:
Participants will have the opportunity to practice hands on activities, ask questions, and discuss with their peers.

Sponsor(s):
The sponsors of this presentation will be the Association of Vision Science Librarians and the MLA Vision Science Caucus.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify ethical considerations involved in developing and maintaining a vetted journals list
By the end of the session, participants will develop the practical skills to begin and maintain their own list in a sustainable way
By the end of the session, participants will have practiced evaluating journals and have the tools to do so outside of the session
By the end of the session, participants will be able to access the tools and templates needed to develop their own discipline specific list