Journal article
Academic E-Mail Overload and the Burden of “Academic Spam”
Academic pathology, Vol.7, pp.237428951989885-2374289519898858
01/01/2020
DOI: 10.1177/2374289519898858
PMCID: PMC6974753
PMID: 32010761
Abstract
This article presents an editorial perspective on the challenges associated with e-mail management for academic physicians. We include 2-week analysis of our own e-mails as illustrations of the e-mail volume and content. We discuss the contributors to high e-mail volumes, focusing especially on unsolicited e-mails from medical/scientific conferences and open-access journals (sometimes termed “academic spam emails”), as these e-mails comprise a significant volume and are targeted to physicians and scientists. Our 2-person sample is consistent with studies showing that journals that use mass e-mail advertising have low rates of inclusion in recognized journal databases/resources. Strategies for managing e-mail are discussed and include unsubscribing, blocking senders or domains, filtering e-mails, managing one’s inbox, limiting e-mail access, and e-mail etiquette. Academic institutions should focus on decreasing the volume of unsolicited e-mails, fostering tools to manage e-mail overload, and educating physicians including trainees about e-mail practices, predatory journals, and scholarly database/resources.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Academic E-Mail Overload and the Burden of “Academic Spam”
- Creators
- Kelly E Wood - University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s HospitalMatthew D Krasowski - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Academic pathology, Vol.7, pp.237428951989885-2374289519898858
- DOI
- 10.1177/2374289519898858
- PMID
- 32010761
- PMCID
- PMC6974753
- NLM abbreviation
- Acad Pathol
- ISSN
- 2374-2895
- eISSN
- 2374-2895
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Pathology; Hospital Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984186639002771
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