Tool for comparing and evaluating citation data from journals in the sciences and social sciences.
Accepts articles quickly with little or no peer review or quality control, including hoax and nonsensical papers
Authors are notified of article fees only after papers are accepted. If authors ask not to be published, journals may demand a fee for removing or not publishing content
No or improper use of ISSN numbers
Amateurish website design, clashing colors BUT sites may also appear professional
Random images and text without links
Text may have grammatical errors and questionable content
Titles mimic the name or website style of more established journals (hijacked journal)
Journal is very broad and covers many topics or disciplines
Academics are listed as members of an editorial board, often without permission. However, the journal may not allow academics to resign from the editorial board
This WAME document aims to provide guidance to help editors, researchers, funders, academic institutions and other stakeholders distinguish predatory journals from legitimate journals.
Despite growing awareness of predatory publishing and research on its market characteristics, the defining attributes of fraudulent journals remain controversial. We aimed to develop a better understanding of quality criteria for scholarly journals by analysing journals and publishers indexed in blacklists of predatory journals and whitelists of legitimate journals and the lists’ inclusion criteria.
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