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Predatory Publishing

A guide that provides practical tips on avoiding predatory publishers

Articles on Predatory Publishing

This is a selection of articles on predatory publishing:

Asadi, A. (2018). Invitation to speak at a conference: The tempting technique adopted by predatory conferences’ organizers. Science and Engineering Ethics, 25(3), 975–979. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-018-0038-0
Beall, J. (2015). Predatory journals and the breakdown of research cultures. Information Development, 31(5), 473–476. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666915601421
Beall, J. (2017). Predatory journals, peer review, and education research. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 29(1), 54–58. https://doi.org/10.1002/nha3.20173
Bramstedt, K. A. (2020). Unmasking the hunter: An exploration of predatory publishing. The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity, 2(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.35122/001c.13267
Bourgault, A. M. (2019). Predatory conferences: Not the meeting you expected. Critical Care Nurse, 39(5), 10–12. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2019805
Callaghan, C. W. & Nicholson, D. R. (2020). Predatory publishing and predatory journals: A critical review and proposed research agenda for higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2019.1695762
Ciro, J. B., & Bowker, L. (2021). Does a predator need prey? Examining the evolving terminology of predatory publishing = Un prédateur a-t-il besoin de proies? Analyse de l’évolution de la terminologie de l’édition prédatrice. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 43(3), 195–216.
Frandsen, T., Lamptey, R. B., Borteye, E. M., Teye, V., & Owusu-Ansah, A. A. (2022). Implementation of promotion standards to discourage publishing in questionable journals: The role of the library. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 48(4), 1-6.
Heasman, P. A. (2019). Unravelling the mysteries of predatory conferences. British Dental Journal, 226(3), 228–230. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.101
Ibrahim, S. & Saw, A. (2020). The perils of predatory journals and conferences. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 14(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2007.003
Kemper, M. (2021). The razor’s edge of predatory publishing: An interview with Jeffrey Beall. American Medical Writers Association AMWA Journal, 36(4), 177–181.
Krawczyk, F., & Kulczycki, E. (2021). How is open access accused of being predatory? The impact of Beall’s lists of predatory journals on academic publishing. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(2), 102271–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102271
Leonard, M., Stapleton, S., Collins, P., Selfe, T. K., & Cataldo, T. (2021). Ten simple rules for avoiding predatory publishing scams. PLoS Computational Biology, 17(9), e1009377–e1009377. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009377
Murphy, J. (2019). Predatory publishing and the response from the scholarly community. Serials Review, 45(1-2), 73–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2019.1624910
Nicholson, D. R. (2017). Predatory publishing practices: Is there life after Beall’s list? LIBRES, 27(2), 53-70.
Ojala, M. (2019). The impact of predatory publishing on business research. Online Searcher, 43(5), 58–60.
Pflugfelder, E. H. (2022). Evidence engines: Common rhetorical features of fraudulent academic articles. Written Communication, 39(2), 303–331. https://doi.org/10.1177/07410883211069332
Quek, H. C. & Teo, E. K. (2018). Predatory publishing: Pressures, promotions and perils [Editorial]. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 27(1), 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105817749602
Rich, T. S. (2016). Predatory publishing, open access, and the costs to academia. PS: Political Science & Politics, 49(2), 265-267. https:// doi.org/10.1017/S1049096516000172
Siler, K., Vincent-Lamarre, P., Sugimoto, C. R., & Lariviere, V. (2021). Predatory publishers’ latest scam: Bootlegged and rebranded papers. Nature, 598, 563-565. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02906-8
Taylor, Z. (2019). The hunter became the hunted: A graduate student’s experiences with predatory publishing. Publishing Research Quarterly, 35(1), 122–137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-019-09639-7
Vetter, T., & Schemmann, M. (2021). On the dark side of open access and new expectations of scientific productivity in adult education research: An analysis of publication activities in “predatory journals.” Zeitschrift Für Weiterbildungsforschung - Report, 44(2), 75–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40955-021-00182-7
Wang, J., Xu, J., & Chen, D. (2021). Chinese PhD students’ perceptions of predatory journals: A survey study. Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 52(2), 88–106. https://doi.org/10.3138/jsp.52.2.02
Yeo, M. A., Renandya, W. A., & Tangkiengsirisin, S. (2022). Re-envisioning academic publication: From “Publish or Perish” to “Publish and Flourish.” RELC Journal, 53(1), 266–275. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033688220979092
Yeo-Teh, N. S. L., & Tang, B. L. (2021). Wilfully submitting to and publishing in predatory journals - a covert form of research misconduct? Biochemia Medica, 31(3), 395–402. https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2021.030201