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

标准：出版实践道德 STEM 培训 (STEPP)

• 批准号: 1926348
• 负责人: Amy Koerber
• 金额: $ 34.57万
• 依托单位: Texas Tech University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2024-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1926348&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Standard; STEM; Training; Ethics; Publication

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.

STEM出版实践道德培训（STEPP）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在学术出版领域中导航，该领域提供了比以往更多的选择，但也存在更大的道德陷阱。它解决了更好地理解掠夺性出版的迫切需要-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。掠夺性的出版做法引起关注，因为学术使命的核心-产生可信的知识-只有通过向同行学者和整个社会传播这种知识才能充分实现。STEPP计划通过实证研究加深了对掠夺性出版所带来的伦理挑战的理解，该研究征求了关键利益相关者的意见，包括新兴和成熟的科学家，担任学术招聘，任期和晋升看门人的管理人员，以及负责确保公众获得科学研究准确报告的科学记者。然后，培训部分设计，交付和评估一个在STEM学科中广泛相关的计划，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，最终版本将通过与工程科学在线道德中心、Think等组织的合作向全球多元化受众提供。Check.提交。，STEM出版实践道德培训（STEPP）是一项研究和培训计划，旨在帮助学者和其他利益相关者在当前的出版环境中更好地运作，当前的出版环境通常以掠夺性出版实践为特征。第一阶段包括全面审查其他个人或组织以前制定白名单、黑名单、指导方针或道德准则的努力，这些努力旨在帮助作者驾驭当前充满道德问题的掠夺性出版领域。这一专题分析的目的是查明和综合这些倡议的共同点和主要差异。第二阶段涉及采访主要利益相关者群体，以加强对STEM学科学术出版伦理层面的挑战和文化的理解。目标是确定利益相关者对第一阶段审查的现有清单、标准和准则的理解和认识，以及参与者以前咨询或使用这些资源的方式。第三阶段需要开发一个在线培训计划，将结果传达给各个利益相关者，他们可以将这些知识应用于他们在追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知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Profiting from the paradigm shift in scholarly journal publishing: the case of predatory publishers

从学术期刊出版的范式转变中获利：掠夺性出版商的案例

• DOI: 10.12746/swrccc.v8i35.715
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles
• 作者: Eko, Lyombe;Koerber, Amy
• 通讯作者: Koerber, Amy

Challenges and threats to quality in scholarly knowledge production: views of selected stakeholders from 17 countries

学术知识生产质量面​​临的挑战和威胁：来自 17 个国家的选定利益相关者的观点

• DOI: 10.1007/s44217-022-00007-w
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Discover Education
• 作者: Starkey, Jesse C.;Koerber, Amy;Cummins, R. Glenn;Ardon-Dryer, Karin;Eko, Lyombe;Kee, Kerk F.
• 通讯作者: Kee, Kerk F.

A qualitative content analysis of watchlists vs safelists: How do they address the issue of predatory publishing?

• DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102236
• 发表时间: 2020-11-01
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP
• 影响因子: 2.6
• 作者: Koerber, Amy;Starkey, Jesse C.;Kee, Kerk F.
• 通讯作者: Kee, Kerk F.