About Predatory Journals
Appearing to be an open access journal with peer review, the predatory publisher aims to make profits from authors’ publication fees (Article Processing Charge: APC) while not providing a proper peer review process. Recently, it's increasing rapidly and needs attention.
Problems of Predatory Journals
- Decreased author's trust and evaluation: The author might be perceived as a “researcher with predatory publishing”.
- Risk of publication fee trouble: The authors might be charged for additional reasons after publication.
- The author might not be able to withdraw the publication, and thus cannot re-submit the work to other journals.
- The accessibility of the publication for a long term is not guaranteed.
- Margaret H. Kearney, The INANE Predatory Publishing Practices Collaborative. 2015. Predatory publishing: What authors need to know.Research in Nursing and Health 38 (1): 1-3
https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.21640
- Margaret H. Kearney, The INANE Predatory Publishing Practices Collaborative. 2015. Predatory publishing: What authors need to know.Research in Nursing and Health 38 (1): 1-3
Characteristics of predatory journals
- The journal website does not present an editorial board.
- Too short the peer review process: The journal gives unrealistic promises regarding the speed of the peer review process.
- The journal mimics another journal title or the website of said journal.
- Eriksson, S. & Helgesson, G. The false academy: predatory publishing in science and bioethics. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. 2017, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 163-170.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-016-9740-3
- Eriksson, S. & Helgesson, G. The false academy: predatory publishing in science and bioethics. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. 2017, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 163-170.
How to prevent predatory publishing?
Please refer to the whitelist of recognized open access journals.
Whitelist |
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) |
https://doaj.org |
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Quality Open Access Market (QOAM) |
https://www.qoam.eu/journals |
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Web of Science |
DB with recording standards |
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Checklist |
Think Check Submit |
https://thinkchecksubmit.org |
Think Check Attend |
https://thinkcheckattend.org |
* Journals that are not whitelisted are not necessarily the predatory journal.
* This page is written based on “Please pay attention to Predatory Journals!” by Kyoto University Library Network.
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/bulletin/1380558?lang=en