Session Name: Take a Deep Dive into Scientific Publication

Time: February 18, 2026

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When reviewing the scientific literature to support evidence-based practice, APPs will limit their search to legitimate peer-reviewed journals (while keeping abreast of retractions) to avoid giving credence to fake research produced by paper mills. Content Summary: I will describe how paper mills produce manuscripts of fake research and review the current state of the retraction process in scientific literature.
By using MCW library resources (such as the 28 Warning Signs check list and the Scholarly Communications Librarian) to assess journal legitimacy, APPs will avoid submitting their manuscript to a predatory journal, thus preventing a waste of money and damage to their reputation. Content summary: I will describe how predatory journals function, the financial and reputation risks of publishing in a predatory journal, and ways to identify predatory journals using MCW library resources.
APPs will make informed choices for disseminating their research based on their consideration of the pros and cons of Preprint Servers, Open Access Pay-to-Publish, and traditional journals. Content summary: I will explain how Preprint Servers, Open Access Pay-to-Publish, and traditional journals function and point out the pros and cons of submitting manuscripts to each option.
APPs will avoid “desk rejections” of their submitted manuscripts by considering the editor’s mandate to select manuscripts that serve their journal’s mission and are of interest to their audience. Content summary: I will describe the four potential decisions a journal editor could make about a submitted manuscript and explain how an author can avoid a desk rejection by proactively determining if a manuscript fits the mission and audience of a journal before submitting. This approach can save precious time and effort in the dissemination process.
The following speaker(s) demonstrated experiential knowledge of the topic 4 - Strongly Agree 3- Agree 2 - Somewhat Disagree 1- Strongly Disagree
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Patricia Walsh, MS
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The content provided a fair and balanced coverage of the topic
The content was free of commercial bias