The Scandal of Academic Publishing

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The dominance of a few companies in academic publishing raises significant concerns about academic integrity, with many academics trapped in a system that values publication indicators over genuine scholarship.
The Big Five companies profit from academic labor while many believe that publication indicators represent meaningful academic performance, despite their susceptibility to manipulation.
Predatory publishers have emerged, offering fast and cheap publication indicators, which have led established publishers to adopt similar practices for profit, undermining the integrity of scholarship.
This situation calls for a critical examination of how academic publishing impacts scholarship, as the reliance on superficial metrics may contribute to a significant decline in academic quality.

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Analysis reveals how publication indicators affect higher education, suggesting a crisis in academic integrity.

Stuart Macdonald (2025) studied this question.

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