Academic Publishing: Predatory Journals

For more information, view the Scholarly Communication: Predatory Journals page

Beall's List of Predatory Publishers

Cabell’s New Predatory Journal Blacklist: A Review

inTechOpen 

Lambert Academic Publishers (LAP) is "an imprint of OmniScriptum." A Must to Avoid

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

Omniscriptum (formerly VDM Verlag)

Scholar's Press (part of Omniscriptum Group)

Characteristics of a predatory journal

How to Spot a Predatory Publisher

Identifying Deceptive Publishers: a checklist (UT)

Jocalyn Clark: How to avoid predatory journals—a five point plan

Journal Evaluation Tool

Thirteen ways to spot a ‘predatory journal’ (and why we shouldn’t call them that)

8 Ways to Identify a Questionable Open Access Journal

Supposed scientific articles published in questionable academic journals can easily dupe researchers - and seriously erode the body of science. 

Use the guide below to help you identify this type of article and avoid publishing in questionable journals.

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GUIDE: How to spot predatory academic journals in the wild