Commentary
Lisa A. Fortier DVM, PhD, DACVS, warns veterinary and readers about predatory journals and publishers noting hundreds of thousands of articles with questionable or nonexistent peer reviews are dumped into the scholarly market.
NOTE: Knowledge is power but knowledge without action can be useless <Link>.
The reality Dr. Fortier shares is a primary reason our AHD content is reviewed, sources shared and scrutinized for validity. We intentionally position the content to be activated and shared in the context of how animal health pros service our industry.
. . . the scientific literature, as a result of predatory publishing, is littered with misinformation, non–peer-reviewed articles purporting to provide scientific evidence to improve the health of our patients, duplicate publication, content stolen from legitimate authors, and other insults to the scientific record.” – Lisa A. Fortier DVM, PhD, DACVS
Source: JAVMA, July 1, 2023. Link.