LibGuides: RSTF Joint Guide: Predatory Publishing: Conference Evaluation Resources

Best Practices and Guides

Avoiding Predatory Journals and Questionable Conferences: A Resource Guide (2018)
The guide provides a clear overview of the topics of predatory journals and questionable conferences and advice on how to avoid them.

Recommended Practices to Ensure Conference Content Quality
ASCE, Elsevier, IEEE and the IET developed these guidelines to ensure the quality of scholarly conference proceedings content.

Conference Assessment Tool
A decision-making tool that helps scholars to verify whether a conference opportunity is reputable or predatory.

Think. Check. Attend
A checklist that helps researchers differentiate between an authentic conference and the one they should avoid.
Conference Checker Tool
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Flaky Academic Conferences and Flaky Academic Journals
Blogs on questionable conferences and journals. Both blogs are written by David H. Kaye, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Penn State Law (University Park), and Regents’ Professor Emeritus, ASU (Schools of Law and Life Sciences).
Retraction Watch
A blog that keeps an eye on scientific integrity and helps draw attention to how researchers, journals, and institutions correct the scientific record.