CENTRE FOR POSTGRAGUATE STUDIES

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PUBLISH OR PERISH: PUBLISHING IN UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE AND OTHER REPUTABLE JOURNALS ON EDUCATION 5.0

Digital technologies and new publishing models such as Open Access coupled with the democratisation of publishing worldwide has transformed the traditional print journal model for communication and dissemination of knowledge. In spite of the vast array of publishing opportunities in today’s digital world that allow authors to reach a wider audience, authors face an unprecedented challenge when selecting a journal to publish their research. There are now over 100,000 academic, peer-reviewed English language journals currently active as of July 2022. In light of the proliferation of journals, some journals have come under increased scrutiny recently with terms such as questionable, predatory, pseudo, deceptive, unscrupulous, illegitimate, or dishonest, used to describe these journals.

The workshop will delve into the following questions:

1. How can authors evaluate the integrity, history, practices and reputation of journals?
2. Are there reliable list of good vs. bad journals?
3. Is there an automated decision-aid tool to use for identifying journals that are suitable for publication?

Masimba C. Muziringa

Deputy Librarian at the University of Zimbabwe.

As a practitioner, my focus is on developing systems that promote the production of quality knowledge outputs and track the influence and relevancy of University knowledge outputs. I have research interests in Evidence Based Practice, Data Driven Decision Making, Implementation Science, Knowledge Management and Evidence Gap Mapping.