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Predatory-Journal Identification

Predatory journals are exploitative publications that charge fees without providing legitimate academic services or quality control. Researchers may publish in these journals due to a lack of awareness, pressure to publish, social identity threats, or limited research proficiency. To identify predatory journals, one can check legitimate indexes, consult blacklists, and review retractions.

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Predatory-Journal Identification

Predatory journals are exploitative publications that charge fees without providing legitimate academic services or quality control. Researchers may publish in these journals due to a lack of awareness, pressure to publish, social identity threats, or limited research proficiency. To identify predatory journals, one can check legitimate indexes, consult blacklists, and review retractions.

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Lecture 2.

1: Predatory Journal
Discussion
Today we'll examine predatory journals: what they are, why researchers use them,
their characteristics, and identification methods.

MA
by MORSHED ALAM
What Are Predatory Journals?

Predatory journals are exploitative publications that charge fees without providing
legitimate academic services or quality control.

Exploitative Model Missing Services


Business model that charges Lacks editorial and publishing services
publication fees without checking that legitimate academic journals
checking article quality or legitimacy. provide.
legitimacy.

False Legitimacy
Claims to be reputable while offering no quality control or proper peer review.
review.
Why Authors Publish in Predatory
Journals
Lack of Awareness
Many researchers don't know how to identify predatory outlets.

Pressure to Publish
"Publish or perish" culture pushes researchers toward quick publication options.
options.

Social Identity Threat


Researchers may feel excluded from mainstream publishing channels.

Lack of Research Proficiency


Limited skills in research methodology or academic writing.
Features of Predatory Journals
Publication Process False Credentials Appearance

• Quick acceptance without peer review • Fake academics on editorial boards • Mimicking established journals
review boards • Fake Publisher
• Manuscripts submitted via email • Fake impact factors • Unprofessional website appearance
• Very low publication charges • False indexing claims
• Combining unrelated fields
How to Identify Predatory
Journals
Check Legitimate Indexes
Verify if journal is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, Pubmed, ABDC,
AJG, or SJR.

Consult Blacklists
Check resources like Beall's List (beallslist.net) and
predatoryjournals.com.

Review Retractions
Search the journal on retractionwatch.com for problematic history.
Sample Predatory Journals
Internatio nal Jo urnal o f A ll Research Ed ucatio n & S cientific M etho d s

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research

A m erican Jo urnal o f Inno vative Research and A p p lied S ciences (A JIR A S )

Ideal Journal of Education and Policy Studies (IJEPAS)


Sample Predatory Publisher
OMICS International
Scientific Research Publishing
SCIENCEDOMAIN International
WASET (World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology)
IJARS
Resources for Further Learning
The rise and rise of predatory journals
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20181016093848271

Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist: An Updated Review


https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/05/01/cabells-predatory-journal-blacklist-an-updated-review/

Investigating journals: The dark side of publishing


https://www.nature.com/articles/495433a

What is a predatory journal? A scoping review


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30135732/

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