Standard: STEM Training in Ethics of Publication Practices (STEPP)

STEP出版实践伦理培训(STEP)是一项研究和培训计划，旨在帮助STEM学者和其他关键利益相关者适应学术出版领域，这一领域提供了比以往任何时候都更多的选择，但也带来了更大的伦理陷阱。它解决了更好地理解掠夺性出版的迫切需要，掠夺性出版是一种剥削性出版商业模式，通常涉及向作者收取出版费，而不检查文章的质量和合法性。掠夺性的出版做法令人担忧，因为学术使命的核心--产生可信的知识--只有通过对同行学者和整个社会进行道德上合理的传播才能充分实现。STEPP计划通过实证研究加深对掠夺性出版带来的伦理挑战的理解，这些研究征求关键利益相关者的意见，包括新兴和成熟的科学家、在学术招聘、终身教职和晋升方面担任守门人的管理人员，以及负责确保公众收到准确的科学研究报道的科学记者。然后，培训部分设计、交付和评估跨STEM学科的广泛相关的计划，但也可以根据这些学科的差异进行定制。培训模块将进行试点测试，最终版本将通过与在线工程与科学伦理中心、Think等组织的合作关系提供给全球不同的受众。检查一下。STEM出版实践伦理培训(STEP)是一项研究和培训计划，旨在帮助学者和其他利益相关者更好地在当前以掠夺性出版做法为特征的出版环境中运作。第一阶段涉及对其他个人或组织之前的努力的全面审查，这些努力旨在制定白名单、黑名单、指导方针或道德准则，旨在帮助作者驾驭当前充满道德隐患的掠夺性出版领域。这一专题分析的目标是确定和综合这些倡议之间的共同点和主要差异。第二阶段涉及采访主要的利益相关者群体，以加强对STEM学科学术出版伦理层面的挑战和文化的了解。目标是确定利益攸关方对第一阶段审查的现有清单、标准和标准的理解和认识，以及参与者以前咨询或使用这些资源的方式(如果有的话)。第三阶段需要开发一个在线提供的培训计划，以将结果传达给各种利益相关者，这些利益相关者可以将这些知识应用于他们在寻求出版机会时面临的日常挑战。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

STEM Training in Ethics of Publication Practices (STEPP) is a research and training program that prepares STEM scholars and other key stakeholders to navigate a scholarly publishing terrain that presents more options than ever before, but also greater ethical pitfalls. It addresses the critical need for greater understanding of predatory publishing - an exploitive publication business model often involving charging publication fees to authors without checking articles for quality and legitimacy. Predatory publication practices cause concern because the core of the academic mission - to generate credible knowledge - is only fully realized through ethically sound communication of this knowledge, both to peer scholars and society at large. The STEPP program deepens understanding of the ethical challenges arising from predatory publishing through empirical research that solicits input from key stakeholders, including emerging and established scientists, administrators who serve as gatekeepers in academic hiring, tenure and promotion, and science journalists responsible for ensuring that the public receives accurate reporting on scientific research. The training component then designs, delivers, and assesses a program that is broadly relevant across the STEM disciplines but that can also be customized according to differences across these disciplines. Training modules will be pilot tested, and final versions will be made available to a diverse global audience through partnerships with organizations such as the Online Ethics Center for Engineering & Science, Think. Check. Submit., and Author Aid.STEM Training in Ethics of Publication Practices (STEPP) is a research and training program that prepares scholars and other stakeholders to better operate within the current publishing environment, which is often characterized by predatory publishing practices. Phase 1 involves a comprehensive review of other individuals' or organizations' previous efforts to develop whitelists, blacklists, guidelines, or ethical codes intended to help authors navigate the current, ethically fraught terrain of predatory publishing. The goal of this thematic analysis is to identify and synthesize common points and major differences among these initiatives. Phase 2 involves interviewing key stakeholder groups to enhance understanding of the challenges and the culture surrounding ethical dimensions of scholarly publishing in STEM disciplines. The goal is to ascertain stakeholders' understanding and awareness of existing lists, criteria, and standards examined in Phase 1, and the ways in which participants have previously consulted or employed such resources, if at all. Phase 3 entails developing a training program to be made available online to communicate the results to various stakeholders who can apply this knowledge to the everyday challenges they face in pursuing publication opportunities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.