Unless otherwise indicated, this guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.
This guide was co-developed by Ooi Lian Ping (NIE Library) and Xu Cong (SUTD Library) in 2021, with inputs from members of Singapore Alliance of University Libraries – Research Services Task Force (SAUL-RSTF).
The stories below could be a researcher’s worst nightmare:
However, by choosing the right tools and carrying out the investigation carefully and critically, you will be able to verify the legitimacy of open access journals and conferences.