Dear Editor, T letter addresses the current scenario of predatory publishers in the medical field and strategies to curb young researchers from predatory publishing. Today, the increasing trend and magnitude of predatory publishers have proposed a big challenge to young researchers in the medical field (1). Predatory publishers are publishers which publish papers with questionable peer review, ...

This paper describes and discusses the phenomenon 'predatory publishing', in relation to both academic journals and books, and suggests a list of characteristics by which to identify predatory journals. It also raises the question whether traditional publishing houses have accompanied rogue publishers upon this path. It is noted that bioethics as a discipline does not stand unaffected by this t...

The authors divided scientific journals into two main categories – “herbivore journals” (subscription that do not charge for the publication of their articles) and “predatory paid adhere to unscrupulous editorial ethical policies. Accordingly, publishers” are those companies publish journals”. As a rule, articles by these publishers published in open access mode. criteria which publications cla...

Abstract In academic publishing, there is a need to be able discern scholarly from unscholarly, deceptive, and/or predatory journals. Predatory journals are not expected among highly ranked in reputable databases. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), which ranks into four quartiles (Q1–Q4), acts as whitelist or safelist for journal selection. Q1 SJR-ranked likely “predatory.” An artificial intelligence ...

We should be wary of low-quality journals and predatory OA publishing. But we also know which sources’ judgement to trust. Is the new website Predatory Reports a trustworthy source information?

Predatory journals often prey on innocent researchers who are unaware of the threat they pose. This paper discusses what can do if unintentionally publish a in predatory journal, including measures to take before submission, during peer review, and after journal has accepted manuscript. The specific recommendations discussed pre-registration, pre-submission peer-review, open topping up reviewer...