Assessing the impact of predatory journals on policy and guidance documents: a cross-sectional study protocol.

Introduction: Many predatory journals fail to follow best publication practices. Studies assessing the impact of predatory journals have focused on how these articles are cited in reputable academic journals. However, it is possible that research from predatory journals is cited beyond the academic literature in policy documents and guidelines.

Open science failed to penetrate academic hiring practices: a cross-sectional study.

Background And Objective: To evaluate the current hiring practices of academic institutions around the world, with regard to the mention of advertisements for Open Science (OS) in research based, faculty, and postdoctoral positions.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study, using 189 global institutions from the Center for Science and Technology Leiden ranking of world universities of 2017, including the U15 Group (Canadian Research-Intensive Universities), and five self-selected supplementary institutions.

Methods: The main outcome measure for our study is the level of OS in job advertisements, assessed using the Modified Open Science Modular Scheme.