Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Radiology faculty across various specialties have been reported to receive an average of 20.7 invitations to submit manuscripts to bogus journals and 4.1 invitations to speak at unsuitable events over a two-week span. Radiology trainees also receive a fair number of unsolicited invitations from unknown senders to submit manuscripts and speak at meetings. Trainees can be more vulnerable to predatory invitations due to potential naivety. We aimed to determine the prevalence of these spam invitations received by radiology trainees.
METHODS: The designed survey for evaluating the experience of radiology trainees regarding phishing scams of predatory publications and conferences was sent to radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship program leadership to redistribute amongst their trainees, and was advertised on social media platforms. The survey was first sent out on September 28, 2023, and was closed two weeks later October 12, 2023. Spearman\'s correlation, univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses were performed.
RESULTS: Our study included 151 respondents who completed the survey. Of the survey respondents, 53 % reported receiving unsolicited emails from predatory publications (mean = 6.76 ± 7.29), and 32 % reported receiving emails from fraudulent conferences (mean = 5.61 ± 5.77). Significant positive correlation was observed between number of unsolicited email invitations with number of PubMed indexed publications, number as corresponding author, number in open access journals and number of abstract presentations.
CONCLUSIONS: Trainees in radiology receive many unsolicited invitations to publish papers as well as to present at meetings that are not accredited. This could lead to wasted time and financial resources for unsuspecting trainees.
METHODS: The designed survey for evaluating the experience of radiology trainees regarding phishing scams of predatory publications and conferences was sent to radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship program leadership to redistribute amongst their trainees, and was advertised on social media platforms. The survey was first sent out on September 28, 2023, and was closed two weeks later October 12, 2023. Spearman\'s correlation, univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses were performed.
RESULTS: Our study included 151 respondents who completed the survey. Of the survey respondents, 53 % reported receiving unsolicited emails from predatory publications (mean = 6.76 ± 7.29), and 32 % reported receiving emails from fraudulent conferences (mean = 5.61 ± 5.77). Significant positive correlation was observed between number of unsolicited email invitations with number of PubMed indexed publications, number as corresponding author, number in open access journals and number of abstract presentations.
CONCLUSIONS: Trainees in radiology receive many unsolicited invitations to publish papers as well as to present at meetings that are not accredited. This could lead to wasted time and financial resources for unsuspecting trainees.
摘要：
目的：据报道，不同专业的放射科教师在两周内平均收到20.7份向虚假期刊提交手稿的邀请，以及4.1份在不合适的活动中发言的邀请。放射学受训者还收到来自未知发件人的大量未经请求的邀请，要求他们提交手稿并在会议上发言。由于潜在的天真，受训者可能更容易受到掠夺性邀请。我们旨在确定放射科学员收到的这些垃圾邮件邀请的流行程度。
方法：为评估放射学受训者关于掠夺性出版物和会议的网络钓鱼诈骗的经验而设计的调查已发送给放射学住院医师和神经放射学研究金计划领导，以在受训者中重新分配，并在社交媒体平台上做广告。该调查于2023年9月28日首次发布，两周后于2023年10月12日结束。斯皮尔曼的相关性，进行了单变量和多变量线性回归分析。
结果：我们的研究包括151名完成调查的受访者。在调查受访者中，53%报告收到来自掠夺性出版物的未经请求的电子邮件(平均值=6.76±7.29)，32%报告收到来自欺诈性会议的电子邮件(平均值=5.61±5.77)。在未经请求的电子邮件邀请数量与PubMed索引出版物数量之间观察到显着正相关，编号作为相应的作者，开放获取期刊的数量和摘要演示文稿的数量。
结论：放射学领域的学员会收到许多未经请求的邀请发表论文以及在未经认可的会议上发表论文。这可能会导致毫无戒心的受训人员浪费时间和财政资源。
方法：为评估放射学受训者关于掠夺性出版物和会议的网络钓鱼诈骗的经验而设计的调查已发送给放射学住院医师和神经放射学研究金计划领导，以在受训者中重新分配，并在社交媒体平台上做广告。该调查于2023年9月28日首次发布，两周后于2023年10月12日结束。斯皮尔曼的相关性，进行了单变量和多变量线性回归分析。
结果：我们的研究包括151名完成调查的受访者。在调查受访者中，53%报告收到来自掠夺性出版物的未经请求的电子邮件(平均值=6.76±7.29)，32%报告收到来自欺诈性会议的电子邮件(平均值=5.61±5.77)。在未经请求的电子邮件邀请数量与PubMed索引出版物数量之间观察到显着正相关，编号作为相应的作者，开放获取期刊的数量和摘要演示文稿的数量。
结论：放射学领域的学员会收到许多未经请求的邀请发表论文以及在未经认可的会议上发表论文。这可能会导致毫无戒心的受训人员浪费时间和财政资源。
