科技创新的新威胁——掠夺性会议研究述评与展望

A New Threat to Scientific and Technological Innovation—Review and Prospects of Predatory Conference Research

摘要:

掠夺性会议近年来有野蛮生长之势，严重威胁着我国的科技创新，但是相关研究还非常不足。以Web of Science核心合集、CNKI全文数据库、万方数据库、维普数据库为数据源，对检索、筛选得到掠夺性会议的46篇中英文文献进行研读和分析梳理，旨在对现有国内外掠夺性会议的相关研究进行述评，清楚阐述当前研究的进展，并展望未来的研究重点。研究发现：掠夺性会议现有研究主要集中在概念界定、识别特征、驱动因素、分布情况、危害影响、预防和治理措施这6个方面，现有研究对“掠夺性会议”一词的定义尚未有统一规范的说法，且大多研究是为定性研究，定量研究和混合方法研究较少；我国关于掠夺性会议的研究文献只有两篇，具有较大的研究空间。今后可从利用定量研究方式从掠夺性会议的界定原则和判别标准、相关研究结论的矛盾证伪等维度开展进一步研究。

Abstract:

Academic conferences offers an important way for scientists to exchange intelligence and information. Whereas, in the face of the greed for commercial benifits, predatory conferences, known as the depravity of acamedic value in conferences, plague nationwide. Recent years have seen rampant growth in predatory conferences. With the rapid increase of online meetings, the number of such conferences even outweighs normal ones, thereby posing a serious threat to scientific innovation. However, predatory conferences are an issue related to scientific research integrity that has only attracted the attention of international scholars in the past 10 years, and relevant research is still quite insufficient. Utilizing Web of Science Core Collection, CNKI, WANFANG and WEIPU as data sources, 46 research articles in Chinese and English on predatory conferences are identified, selected, meticulously read, and analyzed. The aim is to review the existing domestic and international research on predatory conferences, and to identify future research priorities. It is found that existing research mainly focuses on six aspects of conception definition, characteristics identification, driving factors, distribution patterns, harmful impacts, and prevention and control. It remains divided over the definition of predatory conferences. Most of the research is qualitative, without sufficient quantitative and mixed-methods research. Only two relevant papers can be found in China, indicating greater potential for further study. Therefore, future research could be adopted by quantitative method from the aspects of defining principles and criteria for predatory conferences, and resolving contradictions in current research findings.