Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Nov;48(11):830-832. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.0107.

Abstract

Predatory journals are compromising the scientific credibility of "published" research. Past concerns with predatory journals have included the lack of a peer-review process, lack of an editorial board, and little to no description of the publication's ethical standards. In this editorial, we describe the ease with which bogus information can be published in predatory journals, and outline 3 risks to credible science associated with published information and downstream referencing, which may occur through source amnesia bias. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(11):830-832. doi:10.2519/jospt.2018.0107.

Keywords: ethics; predatory publishing.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Musculoskeletal Manipulations*
  • Peer Review, Research / standards*
  • Publishing / standards*