Open Access publishing is increasingly gaining popularity as it speeds up the process of publication and facilitates dissemination to a wider audience by removing paywalls. This form of publishing usually operates on an author-pays business model, whereby the author pays a fee to have their research published online.
However, this transition to Open Access has also prompted an increase in predatory publishers who exploit the author-pays model for their own profit. Besides authors, these publishers also target editorial board members, conference presenters, and conference attendees.
