An extensive survey of predatory Coccinellid beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) was conducted in the Chitral District, Pakistan, over a period of 7 months (April through October, 2001). A total of 2600 specimens of Coccinellids were collected from 12 different localities having altitudes from 1219.40–2651.63 m. Twelve different species belonging to 9 genera of 3 tribes and 2 sub-families were ...

Predatory journals are a well-known issue for scholarly publishing and they are repositories for bogus research. In recent years, the number of predatory journals has risen and it is necessary to present a solution for this challenge. In this paper, we will discuss about a possible ranking of predatory journals. Our ranking approach is based on Beall's criteria for detection of predatory journa...

This analysis of 229 editorials and opinion pieces published in science medical journals explores the affective discourses used to characterise so-called predatory publishing. Most (84%, n = 193) deploy one or more three related categories metaphorical figurative language (fear, fakery exploitation) strengthen their rhetorical case. paper examines deployment, co-occurrence amplification this ac...

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Abstract Background Numerous online journals are referred to as predatory because their efforts focused primarily on collecting publication fees rather than content, peer review, or manuscript presentation. Many of these send Academic Spam Mails (ASM), requesting submissions. Purpose/Methods Over a 3-month period, all ASMs addressed the author were collected and analyzed. A fake was created wit...

Background Predatory publishing is a deceptive form of that uses unethical business practices, minimal to no peer review processes, or limited editorial oversight publish articles. It may be problematic our highest standard scientific evidence—systematic reviews—through the inclusion poor-quality and unusable data, which could mislead results, challenge outcomes, undermine confidence. Thus, the...

the predatory mites of suborder prostigmata are important natural enemies of spider mites. in this study abundance and biodiversity of predatory mites of super families of raphignathoidea, bdelloidea and erythraeoidea in pomefruit orchards of mashhad) educational orchard of agricultural college of ferdowsi unuversity of mashhad, agricultural research centre of torogh and laeen, torghabe and sha...

This article introduces predatory publishers in the context of biomedical sciences research. It describes the characteristics of predatory publishers, including spamming and using fake metrics, and it describes the problems they cause for science and universities. Predatory journals often fail to properly manage peer review, allowing pseudo-science to be published dressed up as authentic scienc...

This article is a first-hand account of the author's work identifying and listing predatory publishers from 2012 to 2017. Predatory publishers use the gold (author pays) open access model and aim to generate as much revenue as possible, often foregoing a proper peer review. The paper details how predatory publishers came to exist and shows how they were largely enabled and condoned by the open-...